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ARTICLE · 06 JULY 2009

Protecting Your Trademark From Facebook Username Abuse

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Facebook, Inc., the popular social networking website company, announced on Tuesday, June 9, 2009, that beginning on Saturday, June 13, at 12:01 a.m. U.S. EDT, Facebook users will be able to choose customized usernames on a first-come, first-served basis for profiles and other Facebook pages.

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Facebook, Inc., the popular social networking website company, announced on Tuesday, June 9, 2009, that beginning on Saturday, June 13, at 12:01 a.m. U.S. EDT, Facebook users will be able to choose customized usernames on a first-come, first-served basis for profiles and other Facebook pages. 1

Facebook is offering usernames to make it easier for people to find Facebook user profiles and other Facebook pages administered on behalf of groups or organizations. Once claimed, the username will become part of the URL, or website address, for that profile or page. For example, whereas the URL for a user's profile is currently a randomly assigned number, such as http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=123456789, the new URL would be something like http://www.facebook.com/morrison.foerster. Depending on the privacy settings associated with a particular Facebook page, this will allow people to find the page by searching for the username on Facebook or on a search engine such

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