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Trademark Battles in the News: Conglomerates, Colleges, Candy, Cycles and Underwear

There are some interesting trademark disputes making headlines in the past couple of weeks.  Here is a quick recap of the odd, funny and (sometimes) insane world of trademarks. Facebook Trademark against Your Face Facebook continues its quest for world domination by trying to trademark the word "Face". However, the Patent and Trademark Office reports that the trademark will only apply to “telecommunication services, namely, providing online chat rooms and electronic bulletin boards for transmission of messages among computer users.” The Trademarked "Face" of Facebook? Here’s the full New York Times Story – Facebook Trademark "Face" Universities Enforce Trademark against High School Alligators are everywhere here in South Florida, but only one F