FACEBOOK

What this record means

The record shows that the mark “FACEBOOK” was registered on the Principal Register in 2014 for Facebook, Inc., but the registration was cancelled in 2020 because the owner failed to file a Section 8 declaration. The cancelled classes were 016 for business cards and non‑magnetically encoded identity cards, 035 for business card design services, and 040 for printing services. A similar name would raise the closest concern in the areas of printed business cards, card design, and printing. The record does not give Facebook control over every use of the word “Facebook”; it only covers those specific goods and services. No enforcement activity such as oppositions or cancellations appears in the supplied history. The latest status event is the cancellation on October 2, 2020. For someone considering a similar name, the cancelled registration suggests a potential risk if the new use is in the same or closely related areas of printed cards or design services.