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02-25-2008, 12:55 AM
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| NamePros Regular Join Date: May 2006 Location: in between the bright lights and the far unlit unknown
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    | Contacting potential end users and TM issues As for the several domains I got, following the advices in other topics I would like to contact some companies whose name has the right initials or is exactly the same as my domains, and who may want to buy the domain. However, is there any way to check if the name is not TM-protected? The last thing I'd want is to lose the domain for free because a company I contact for an offer would claim the domain ... Note: the domain was not claimed by anyone during the sunrise period, and the .com and .net variants are parked. |
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02-25-2008, 12:12 PM
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| NamePros Expert  Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: LLL.us City
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  | www.uspto.gov is a good start for US companies. Depending on where the company is located, you should also do additional research on the company that you are contacting. Just because a company does not have a registered trademark does not mean that they do not have rights to a trademark.
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02-25-2008, 02:17 PM
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| NamePros Regular Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Australia
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| If you want to be cautious and ensure that the company in question does not own any Intellectual property on your name, or if you would like to find out if 'any' company does own the rights, you need to check with each countries Intellectual Property records. ????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/domain-name-discussion/436805-contacting-potential-end-users-tm-issues.html For the company in question you should find out where they are registered and search that countries records. Below are some links for you: * International Trademarks (Madrid Protocol) * US Trademarks * Australian Trademarks * United Kingdom Trademarks * Japan Trademarks Though if you had thousands of name and wanted to be serious in regards to protecting your domains, contact an trademark lawyer
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