domain Backgammon_[dot]_CO

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You wasted your money.

Backgammon.co is a good name.

Admittedly, the aftermarket for the .co
extension isn't great, but there are a
multitude of uses for this name and I say
the value could be up to $5,000, to the
right buyer...

Good luck,

iowadawg said:

You wasted your money.

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I agree. In my view, this is an extension to avoid.

It has nothing to do with the extension... he wasted his time and his money because he's now exposed to a UDRP procedure because of a trademark infringement.

josemart2003 said:

It has nothing to do with the extension... he wasted his time and his money because he's now exposed to a UDRP procedure because of a trademark infringement.That name is protected buddy.

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Yeah right! Good grief, put down the pipe and get a grasp of reality! However in this instance of the OP, it does have to do with the extension! But, it is a good keyword and has potential, be it developed or re-sold.

josemart2003 said:

It has nothing to do with the extension... he wasted his time and his money because he's now exposed to a UDRP procedure because of a trademark infringement.That name is protected buddy.

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I have no idea what you are talking about. This is as generic as it gets.
The history of the game goes back almost 5000 years.

Brad

Pros
classic board game - not time sensitive
one word generic - TM risk profile is typically low
meaningful keyword search volume 165,000

Cons
obscure TLD with thin aftermarket sales track record
SLD/TLD language mismatch - English language SLD tied to unrestricted ccTLD forever assigned to the Spanish speaking Republic of Colombia
near zero type-in traffic potential, mostly TLD typos aimed at .com & .co.uk

Sales comps
backgammon.mobi $1051 sedo nov'08
backgammon.info $3257 moniker mar'06

wholesale $XX
retail $XXXX

hawkeye said:

Yeah right! Good grief, put down the pipe and get a grasp of reality! However in this instance of the OP, it does have to do with the extension! But, it is a good keyword and has potential, be it developed or re-sold.

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U.S. federal trademark registration was filed for BACKGAMMON by Max Rohr, Inc., Wilmington, DE 19801. The USPTO has given the BACKGAMMON trademark serial number of 85191209.

I don't believe you really understand how a TM works.

Trade = The product, service, or field you are involved in.

Mark = The name you use in that field.

A TM, especially for a generic term, only covers the term for one specific use, not every use.

Apple for instance has a TM related to the computing field, but don’t own a TM for every use. That is why there are thousands of companies called Apple in other fields. In fact Apple Records dealt in music (1968) far before Apple Computers had anything to do with music.

Virtually every generic term has from a handful to ten thousand TMs for the term.

Their TM is only for "Cigars, little cigars, roll-your-own tobacco, pipe tobacco, smokeless tobacco and related accessories in the nature of ashtrays, cigar boxes, cigar cutters, cigar cases, cigar holders, humidors, lighters for smokers, tobacco pipes, tobacco pouches and tobacco tins"

Their TM has been abandoned as well.

Brad

Word Mark BACKGAMMON
Goods and Services (ABANDONED) IC 034. US 002 008 009 017. G & S: Cigars, little cigars, roll-your-own tobacco, pipe tobacco, smokeless tobacco and related accessories in the nature of ashtrays, cigar boxes, cigar cutters, cigar cases, cigar holders, humidors, lighters for smokers, tobacco pipes, tobacco pouches and tobacco tins
Standard Characters Claimed
Mark Drawing Code (4) STANDARD CHARACTER MARK
Serial Number 85191209
Filing Date December 6, 2010
Current Basis 1B
Original Filing Basis 1B
Published for Opposition March 8, 2011
Owner (APPLICANT) Max Rohr, Inc. CORPORATION DELAWARE 300 Delaware Avenue Wilmington DELAWARE 19801
Attorney of Record Charles W. Grimes
Type of Mark TRADEMARK
Register PRINCIPAL
Live/Dead Indicator DEAD
Abandonment Date December 5, 2011

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josemart2003 said:

U.S. federal trademark registration was filed for BACKGAMMON by Max Rohr, Inc., Wilmington, DE 19801. The USPTO has given the BACKGAMMON trademark serial number of 85191209.

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Oh, you mean this Abandoned and Dead one-

Mark Image
Word Mark BACKGAMMON
Goods and Services (ABANDONED) IC 034. US 002 008 009 017. G & S: Cigars, little cigars, roll-your-own tobacco, pipe tobacco, smokeless tobacco and related accessories in the nature of ashtrays, cigar boxes, cigar cutters, cigar cases, cigar holders, humidors, lighters for smokers, tobacco pipes, tobacco pouches and tobacco tins
Standard Characters Claimed
Mark Drawing Code (4) STANDARD CHARACTER MARK
Serial Number 85191209
Filing Date December 6, 2010
Current Basis 1B
Original Filing Basis 1B
Published for Opposition March 8, 2011
Owner (APPLICANT) Max Rohr, Inc. CORPORATION DELAWARE 300 Delaware Avenue Wilmington DELAWARE 19801
Attorney of Record Charles W. Grimes
Type of Mark TRADEMARK
Register PRINCIPAL
Live/Dead Indicator DEAD
Abandonment Date December 5, 2011

That pipe probably prevented you from being able to read 'all' the details.. :wave:

I know what a trademark is... you don't need to explain me anything.I can name you plenty of cases in which companies have taken legal action against organizations that used their brand in a very different field not linked to the company itself.

josemart2003 said:

I know what a trademark is... you don't need to explain me anything.I can name you plenty of cases in which companies have taken legal action against organizations that used their brand in a very different field not linked to the company itself.

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Ok, go ahead..name them!

josemart2003 said:

I know what a trademark is... you don't need to explain me anything.I can name you plenty of cases in which companies have taken legal action against organizations that used their brand in a very different field not linked to the company itself.

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I think there is a gap between what you know and what you think you know about TM law.

You can't stop a company from filing a frivolous lawsuit, but that is true in any field, not just TM law.

Brad

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Thanks everyone!

@josemart2003 - I've thanked you because you've taken the time to post in this thread, but your comment about a super-generic like 'backgammon' being a TM is funny and bmugford and hawkeye have well explained you why. You really sound like one of those newbies who registered domains containing blatant TM keywords like Facebook or Google and then got burned, so that now everything looks TM-infringing to you.