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Old 05-04-2005, 04:23 PM   #1
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DN is trademarked what should I do with it?

One of my DN's is trademarked. What should I do or don't do with it?

Anybody know about this kinda stuff?


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Old 05-04-2005, 04:49 PM   #2
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I sold my TM'ed domain (windows-os.com)
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Old 05-04-2005, 04:52 PM   #3
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i'd sell it before someone starts to bitch.
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Old 05-04-2005, 05:15 PM   #4
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is the dotcom of it trademarked? i.e. yourname.com TM
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Old 05-04-2005, 05:19 PM   #5
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One of my DN's is trademarked. What should I do or don't do with it?

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YARGH! Offer it to the trademark holder
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Old 05-04-2005, 05:39 PM   #6
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is the dotcom of it trademarked? i.e. yourname.com TM
Yeah is the .com, it's the plural version of the actual TM...why you wanna buy?...
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Old 05-04-2005, 05:40 PM   #7
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YARGH! Offer it to the trademark holder
I thinks it's illegal to approach th TM holder...not sure tho
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Old 05-04-2005, 06:19 PM   #8
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You asked what to do or don't do... Here's a don't.

Don't sell the TM'ed competitors products with the domain...

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Old 05-04-2005, 06:28 PM   #9
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You asked what to do or don't do... Here's a don't.

Don't sell the TM'ed competitors products with the domain...
Ok...thanks...I won't
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Old 05-04-2005, 07:07 PM   #10
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DO NOT offer it to the TM holder. That is paradigmatic "bad faith" under the Anti-Cybersquatting law.

Delete it at once. It ain't worth a TM infringement lawsuit. It ain't worth losing your business and your house.
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Old 05-04-2005, 08:39 PM   #11
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dont renew it and dont sell it to the holder, just let it expire.
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Old 05-04-2005, 08:48 PM   #12
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Guess I better take down the for sale signs....

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Old 05-04-2005, 08:53 PM   #13
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Just ignore the DM until it expires and don't renew.....maybe nobody will notice.
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Old 05-04-2005, 09:02 PM   #14
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One of my DN's is trademarked. What should I do or don't do with it?

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Registering a trademarked domain is very unwise. Let it expire.
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