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UK Trademark — IPOFACEBOOK
Application UK00909151192 · Registered
Quick Facts
| Application Number | UK00909151192 |
| Status | Registered |
| Owner | Meta Platforms, Inc. |
| Filed | 2010-06-03 |
| Registered | 2010-12-17 |
| Renewal Due | 2030-06-03 |
| Type | Individual |
| Feature | Word |
| Attorney | See claim section below |
Is this trademark active?
Yes. FACEBOOK is currently a registered UK trademark, with renewal due on 2030-06-03. It is protected under UK intellectual property law and can be enforced against infringing uses.
Goods & Services
The specification below is taken directly from the filed record at the UK IPO for each Nice class this trademark is registered in.
Class 9 — Electrical & IT
Computer software development tools; computer software for use as an application programming interface (API) for computer software which facilitates online services for social networking, building social networking applications and for allowing data retrieval, upload, download, access and management; computer software to enable uploading, downloading, accessing, posting, displaying, tagging, blogging, streaming, linking, sharing or otherwise providing electronic media or information via computer and communication networks.
Class 35 — Advertising & Business
Marketing, advertising and promotion services; market research and information services; promoting the goods and services of others via computer and communication networks; facilitating the exchange and sale of decorating supplies, cleaning preparations, toiletries, cosmetics, candles, pharmaceuticals, small items of metal hardware, machines and machine tools, hand tools, consumer electronics, computers, computer peripherals, telephones, cameras, CD's and DVD's, household electric machines, vehicles, cycles, jewellery, clocks and watches, printed matter, leather goods, handbags, purses and wallets, furniture, housewares, household or kitchen utensils and containers, textiles, clothing, footwear, headgear, haberdashery, floor coverings, games and playthings, gymnastic and sporting equipment, foodstuffs, drinks, alcoholic beverages and candy via computer and communication networks; online retail store services featuring online delivery of digital media, namely images movies, musical and audiovisual works and related merchandise; charitable services, namely promoting public awareness about charitable, philanthropic, volunteer, public and community service and humanitarian activities; buyer to supplier matching services rendered through an online computerized network; providing information regarding products from searchable indexes and databases of information, including text, electronic documents, databases, graphics and audio visual information, on computer and communication networks.
Class 36 — Financial Services
Financial transaction processing services, namely clearing and reconciling financial transactions via computer and communication networks; electronic processing of bill payment data for users of computer and communication networks; electronic funds transfer services; bill payment services; financial exchange services, namely, providing a virtual currency for use by members of an online community via computer and communication networks; providing information regarding economic matters from searchable indexes and databases of information, including text, electronic documents, databases, graphics and audio visual information, on computer and communication networks.
Class 38 — Telecommunications
Providing access to computer, electronic and online databases; telecommunications services, namely electronic transmission of data, messages and information; providing online forums for communication on topics of general interest; providing online communications links which transfer web site users to other local and global web pages; facilitating access to third party web sites via a universal login; providing online chat rooms and electronic bulletin boards; audio, text and video broadcasting services over computer or other communication networks namely, uploading, posting, displaying, tagging, and electronically transmitting data, information, audio and video images; providing an online network service that enables users to transfer personal identity data to and share personal identify data with and among multiple websites; providing access to computer databases in the fields of social networking, social introduction and dating; providing an online forum for the buying and selling of products and materials and exchanging of sourcing data via a computerized network; electronic transmission of bill payment data for users of computer and communication networks.
Class 41 — Education & Entertainment
Providing computer, electronic and online databases for educational, recreational and amusement use in the field of entertainment and in the fields of secondary, collegiate, social and community interest groups; photosharing and video sharing services; publication of electronic journals and web logs, featuring user generated or specified content; electronic publishing services for others; entertainment services, namely facilitating interactive and multiplayer and single player game services for games played via computer or communication networks; providing information about online computer games and video games via computer or communication networks; arranging and conducting competitions for video gamers and computer game players; Contest and incentive award programs designed to recognize, reward and encourage individuals and groups which engage in self-improvement, self-fulfillment, charitable, philanthropic, volunteer, public and community service and humanitarian activities and sharing of creative work product; providing information regarding news, cultural and academic matters from searchable indexes and databases of information, including text, electronic documents, databases, graphics and audio visual information, on computer and communication networks.
Class 42 — Scientific & IT Services
Computer services, namely, creating virtual communities for registered users to organize groups and events, participate in discussions, and engage in social, business and community networking; computer services, namely, hosting electronic facilities for others for organizing and conducting meetings, events and interactive discussions via communication networks; application service provider (ASP) services, namely, hosting computer software applications of others; application service provider (ASP) featuring software to enable or facilitate the uploading, downloading, streaming, posting, displaying, blogging, linking, sharing or otherwise providing electronic media or information over communication networks; providing temporary use of non-downloadable software applications for social networking, creating a virtual community, and transmission of audio, video, photographic images, text, graphics and data; computer services in the nature of customized web pages featuring user-defined or specified information, personal profiles, audio, video, photographic images, text, graphics and data; providing a web site featuring technology that enables online users to create personal profiles featuring social networking information and to transfer and share such information among multiple websites.
Class 45 — Legal & Security Services
Social introduction, networking and dating services; providing social services and information of a social nature in the field of personal development, namely self-improvement, self-fulfillment, charitable, philanthropic, volunteer, public and community services, and humanitarian activities; providing information regarding social and political matters from searchable indexes and databases of information, including text, electronic documents, databases, graphics and audio visual information, on computer and communication networks.
Timeline
- Filed: 2010-06-03
- Registered: 2010-12-17
- Renewal due: 2030-06-03
About This Trademark
'FACEBOOK' is a registered trademark on the UK IPO register, owned by Meta Platforms, Inc.. The application (UK00909151192) was filed on 3 June 2010 and registered on 17 December 2010. The registration is set to expire on 3 June 2030.
This mark is recorded under multiple classes: Class 9 (scientific, electrical & IT apparatus); Class 35 (advertising, business management & retail services); Class 36 (insurance & financial services); Class 38 (telecommunications services); Class 41 (education, entertainment & sporting services); Class 42 (scientific, IT & design services); Class 45 (legal, security & personal services).
The trademark is represented by Bristows LLP.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who owns UK trademark UK00909151192 ('FACEBOOK')?
UK trademark UK00909151192 for the mark 'FACEBOOK' in Class 9, 35, 36, 38, 41, 42, 45 is recorded on the UK IPO register as owned by Meta Platforms, Inc.. This covers one specific UK trademark record only — the same brand name may be owned by different parties in other classes, other countries, or as separate registrations.
Is UK trademark UK00909151192 currently a registered trademark?
Yes — the UK IPO records UK trademark UK00909151192 for the mark 'FACEBOOK' as registered.
Which Nice classes is UK trademark UK00909151192 registered under?
UK trademark UK00909151192 for the mark 'FACEBOOK' is recorded in Class 9 (scientific, electrical & IT apparatus); Class 35 (advertising, business management & retail services); Class 36 (insurance & financial services); Class 38 (telecommunications services); Class 41 (education, entertainment & sporting services); Class 42 (scientific, IT & design services); Class 45 (legal, security & personal services). The filed specification reads: Class 9: Computer software development tools; computer software for use as an application programming interface (API) for computer software which facilitates online services for social networking, building social networking applications and for allowing data retrieval, upload, download, access and management; comput…
When was UK trademark UK00909151192 filed?
UK trademark UK00909151192 for the mark 'FACEBOOK' was filed at the UK IPO on 3 June 2010 and registered on 17 December 2010.
When does UK trademark UK00909151192 need to be renewed?
UK trademark UK00909151192 for the mark 'FACEBOOK' is currently recorded as valid until 3 June 2030, at which point it will need to be renewed with the UK IPO to remain in force.
Who is the attorney of record for UK trademark UK00909151192?
Bristows LLP is listed as the attorney / representative of record for UK trademark UK00909151192 for the mark 'FACEBOOK' on the UK IPO register.
Attorney of Record
This trademark has an attorney of record listed on the UK register. The firm has not yet claimed its listing on Trademark Dashboard.
Cross-Register Filings
Trademarks matching "FACEBOOK" have been found on the following foreign registers. Exact matches appear first; where the name also appears inside longer filings, those are listed below as similar marks. A “Same applicant” badge appears next to a mark when the applicant name aligns with the source filing.
US — United States (USPTO)
| Mark | Ref | Status | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|
| FACEBOOKSame applicant | 90157769 | 700 | 2020-09-03 |
| FACEBOOKSame applicant | 90142794 | 700 | 2020-08-27 |
| FACEBOOK PAYSame applicant | 88713620 | 700 | 2019-12-03 |
| FACEBOOK HORIZONSame applicant | 88674511 | 602 | 2019-10-30 |
| FACEBOOKSame applicant | 88262591 | 700 | 2019-01-15 |
Australia — Australia (IP Australia)
| Mark | Ref | Status | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Facebook Pro | 2144481 | withdrawn | 2020-12-19 |
| FACEBOOK AUCTIONS | 2129539 | lapsed | 2020-10-26 |
| 1906093 | protected | 2018-02-09 | |
| 1846132 | protected | 2017-05-19 | |
| FACEBOOK AT WORK | 1697723 | ceased | 2015-06-05 |
Data Source
United Kingdom (Intellectual Property Office)
UK trademark data is supplied by the Intellectual Property Office under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
United States (USPTO)
US trademark data is supplied by the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Works of the US federal government are in the public domain under 17 U.S.C. §105.
Australia (IP Australia)
Australian trademark data is supplied by IP Australia (via IPGOD / IP RAPID) under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence.
The “About This Trademark” summary and FAQ above are AI-generated from the register data shown on this page. They are factual summaries only — always verify details against the official register before making legal decisions.