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Facebook on Thursday filed a lawsuit against Timelines.com, a Chicago company that alleges that the social networking giant infringed on its trademarked name.
The move was a response to Timelines's lawsuit against Facebook in September, which asserts that if Facebook is allowed to move forward with the launch of Timeline, it “will essentially eliminate Timelines.com” and cause mass confusion that Timelines.com is affiliated with Facebook.
Facebook, however, thinks "timeline" is a generic term. Bolstering Facebook's case is the fact that Twitter uses the same term.
What do you think? Is Facebook a bully or is the company in the right on this issue?