FACEBOOK DEVELOPER GARAGE

What this record means

The record shows that the mark “FACEBOOK DEVELOPER GARAGE” is dead, having been abandoned because no Statement of Use or Extension Request was filed after the Notice of Allowance on April 19 2011. The owner listed is Facebook, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and the mark was filed on March 24 2010 under an intent‑to‑use basis for services in class 042, specifically computer services that create virtual communities, host electronic facilities for meetings, provide application service provider features, and enable uploading, downloading, streaming, posting, blogging, linking, sharing, or otherwise providing electronic media or information over communication networks. A similar name would raise the closest concern for services that involve online community building, hosting, or software‑as‑a‑service platforms. The record does not give Facebook control over every use of the words “Facebook,” “Developer,” or “Garage.” The prosecution history shows a series of extensions and a final abandonment, with no evidence of opposition or cancellation. The last status event was the abandonment notice mailed on May 27 2014. For anyone thinking of a similar name, the abandoned status means there is no active registration to enforce, but the specific services listed still represent a potential area of concern if the new use is very similar to those services.