Trend Hunter Founder Filed Trademark Violation ... Against Himself!

Jeremy Gutsche, the founder of Trend Hunter blog, wanted the blog's Facebook Fan Page to be /trendhunter but the website doesn't allow users to switch their username. So he came up with a brilliant solution: he filed a trademark violation ... against himself!

So, I personally squatted on the /trendhunter username to make sure nobody else registered it…

The problem with this approach is that Facebook does not let users switch their username. So how could I get the Trend Hunter Fan Page to be /trendhunter?

This week I noticed that trademark owners could file trademark violation reports and secure back their trademarks… So I did.

Specifically, I filed a Trademark Violation against myself, and within a day, Facebook relinquished the username back to the trademark owner… Which, of course, is also me.

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Oh and by the way, we do have our very own Neatorama Facebook Fan Page, y'know!


Re:>>The problem with this approach is that Facebook does not let users switch their username. So how could I get the Trend Hunter Fan Page to be /trendhunter?<

Um, how about closing one account and opening another under the name you want? Duh.
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his blog wouldn't open. i coudn't figure out his problem. did he mean that he had his own facebook account with all his friends and stuff and when they gave out the usernames... he used /trendhunter for it?? then... when he wanted his business or whatever he does to have a facebook account.. he couldnt use the name since it was already on his other?? ok... i think i explained it to myself while typing that up...
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