Has Facebook's parent company infringed a trademark by rebranding? Specialist IP lawyer explains.

Facebook's parent company which was formerly known as Facebook has been rebranded as Meta. A company in Arizona called Meta PCs has said that Meta has infringed their trademark.

Specialist IP lawyer Lucy Marlow provides an explanation of what has happened.

Lucy also provides guidance for other businesses considering a rebrand. Prior rights searches are relatively inexpensive but can provide an insight if the IP is already being used.