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by Finster 4524 days ago
If 53 didn't register Paper as a trademark, they are pretty much SOL, right? If they did, it's pretty clear that Facebook's property creates confusion in the market. Trademark law seems pretty clear here, but IANAL.
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IANAL either, but my understanding is that, in the US, they don't need to file a trademark as long as they can prove they were using the name in commerce first.

As far as international usage, that's a different story.