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On March 15, Meta Platforms, formerly known as Facebook, managed to suspend the decision of the Regional Federal Court of the 2nd Region (TRF-2) . The decision prohibited the American company from using the registrations of the “nominative and mixed” brands acquired between 2021 and 2023 in Brazil.

The parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, Meta Platforms, tried to acquire six other brands with the same name, but all were denied by the courts.

Federal judge Flavio Oliveira Lucas stated that the consistent similarity philippines code number between the brands and the affinity of the services, in addition to the fact that they identify each other, constitute a violation of the rights of the original owner of the brand registration.

Since Meta Brasil registered the brand before Meta Platforms, the judge decided that the Brazilian company has the right to protection.

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However, on March 15, Judge Heraldo de Oliveira Silva, of the Court of Justice of São Paulo, decided that, until the National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI) carries out the examination and admissibility or the case is judged, Meta Brasil has no right to brand protection.

He argued that he saw no evidence of harm or risk to the lawsuit. He also mentioned that the American Meta tried to reach an agreement with the Brazilian company, but was unsuccessful. He also suggested that the previous decision banning the use of the trademark could be reversed in a higher court.

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Before the decision by the Court of Justice of São Paulo, the CEO of Meta Brasil, Telmo Costa, stated that the company has existed for 34 years and that Meta Platforms insists on using the brands irregularly.

Furthermore, Meta Brasil emphasizes that it holds the registration and the right to use the brand in Brazil and highlights that laws and justice must be respected by everyone, regardless of business decisions.