Domain name help. Anyone knowledgeable in trademark/brands + local/global laws? - GoFuckYourself.com

Young · 06-30-2011, 10:46 AM

I own a 5 letter domain name. It's a latin word. A .Com. Have held the name since 2000 and use it for the consulting work I do.

The name has value on it's own. I've received a $50,000 offer on it in the past and passed. The true value however is the email address I have attached to the name, the meaning, and my future plans for the name/company/brand.

I do not have a registered trademark. I have however done enough with it to warrant a common law trademark (for what it's worth).

MY QUESTION:

I was emailed by some company domain name registration company in China (researched the company, legit domain reg company) who said that they have a client who is ready to register the name as a brand and is pretty much picking up every other version of the name that is not .COM or .NET (I don't own the .NET) and they were checking on my affiliation with the company or whether I objected to the actions this company is taking.

I responded with an email reaffirming my ownership and use of the .COM version of the domain name. Nothing more, nothing less.

Is there anything I need to do, or need to be worried about? Should I go ahead and file the official trademark registration?

AdultKing · 06-30-2011, 10:57 AM

Those emails are scams. Ignore them.

Google "China Domain Name Scam" for more info

Young · 06-30-2011, 11:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AdultKing

Those emails are scams. Ignore them.

Google "China Domain Name Scam" for more info

11 years and 120 domain names later and this is the first I've heard of this scam. I've gotten the domain name appraisal scams before. But never this. The hook was definitely all the stuff about trademark. It's funny because MobileMe let the scam through to my iPhone but GMails filters picked up on it. I feel like a fucking noob!

Thanks

grumpy · 06-30-2011, 11:39 AM

i get those emails to, ignore them, its a scam

CYF · 06-30-2011, 12:06 PM

ignore it, it's a scam.

06-30-2011, 10:46 AM	#1
Young Bland for life Industry Role: Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 10,468	Domain name help. Anyone knowledgeable in trademark/brands + local/global laws? I own a 5 letter domain name. It's a latin word. A .Com. Have held the name since 2000 and use it for the consulting work I do. The name has value on it's own. I've received a $50,000 offer on it in the past and passed. The true value however is the email address I have attached to the name, the meaning, and my future plans for the name/company/brand. I do not have a registered trademark. I have however done enough with it to warrant a common law trademark (for what it's worth). MY QUESTION: I was emailed by some company domain name registration company in China (researched the company, legit domain reg company) who said that they have a client who is ready to register the name as a brand and is pretty much picking up every other version of the name that is not .COM or .NET (I don't own the .NET) and they were checking on my affiliation with the company or whether I objected to the actions this company is taking. I responded with an email reaffirming my ownership and use of the .COM version of the domain name. Nothing more, nothing less. Is there anything I need to do, or need to be worried about? Should I go ahead and file the official trademark registration? __________________ ★★★ Last edited by Young; 06-30-2011 at 10:47 AM..

06-30-2011, 11:39 AM	#4
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06-30-2011, 12:06 PM	#5
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06-30-2011, 10:57 AM	#2
AdultKing Raise Your Weapon Industry Role: Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Outback Australia Posts: 15,601	Those emails are scams. Ignore them. Google "China Domain Name Scam" for more info