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I'll get right to it. So there's a very small (2 man) Canadian real estate company that specializes in buying and selling real estate in Canada. Let's call it BlueRiverProperties.ca as an example. They don't have a registered trademark in either the US or Canada, however, I'd assume they'd have an inherent trademark on the name within Canada on some level, since they've been actively using the name for commerce in that country.
Now, if I were to register the domain BlueRiverProperties.com and actually operate the same business here in the states, would there likely be any issues? The Canadian company only deals with properties in Canada, and I would only deal with properties in the US. So really, there should not be any obvious confusion within the market.
Most folks here probably already know that in the real estate/domain world, that there are many different companies often using similar or even the same exact name (just hyphens or other extensions like .net etc). My guess is that this is likely because it's normally not an issue when it comes to real estate, since most of these real estate companies are operating in totally different markets, therefore limiting any possible confusion or cross over. However, I'd be interested in hearing namepro member's opinions.
Thoughts anyone?
Now, if I were to register the domain BlueRiverProperties.com and actually operate the same business here in the states, would there likely be any issues? The Canadian company only deals with properties in Canada, and I would only deal with properties in the US. So really, there should not be any obvious confusion within the market.
Most folks here probably already know that in the real estate/domain world, that there are many different companies often using similar or even the same exact name (just hyphens or other extensions like .net etc). My guess is that this is likely because it's normally not an issue when it comes to real estate, since most of these real estate companies are operating in totally different markets, therefore limiting any possible confusion or cross over. However, I'd be interested in hearing namepro member's opinions.
Thoughts anyone?
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