Facebook Reaches Settlement In Timelines.com Lawsuit

Facebook reached a settlement with Timelines.com, which sued the social network over the naming of its profile page, according to documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The two parties agreed to settle the case out of court, but financial information was not disclosed.

Facebook reached a settlement with Timelines.com, which sued the social network over the naming of its profile page, according to documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The two parties agreed to settle the case out of court, but financial information was not disclosed.

Timelines.com sued Facebook in September 2011, saying that the Timeline profile product infringed upon its website. Facebook responded by arguing that “timeline” is a generic enough term, but it appears that Timelines.com

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