What this record means
The record shows that the mark “FACEBOOK” was filed as a service mark by Innotion Inc., a Canadian corporation, on October 5, 2012 under an intent‑to‑use basis for class 035 advertising and business services, specifically franchising and business‑management assistance for restaurants, hotels, and nightclubs. The application was abandoned on September 5, 2013 because the applicant failed to respond to an office action. The mark was never registered and therefore does not confer nationwide protection. The only goods or services listed are those related to franchising and business management in the hospitality sector, so a similar name used in that narrow field would raise the closest concern. No enforcement activity appears in the supplied history. The latest event is the abandonment notice in September 2013. For anyone thinking of using a similar name, the abandoned status means the mark is not enforceable, but the specific hospitality‑related services listed still represent a potential area of concern if the name is used in that context.
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