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Dead Abandoned Trademark - Ok To Register .com?

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Just wondering. I found a domain name I want to register but thought I would do a trademark search first and it did come up as having a mark but it says -

Type of Mark SERVICE MARK
Register PRINCIPAL
Live/Dead Indicator DEAD
Abandonment Date March 1, 2016

My question is can I register the .com It is available as an expired domain
 
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After doing some digging on archive.org I found the domain did once have a site from 2006 to 2012 then it was dropped/expired. It then was parked on sedo for some time and was listed for sale for $877 for a good year.

I just registered it. Not 100% sure if I should have, just didn't want to pass on it in case it was safe to register.

This is some more info on the trademark I found -
Trademark Events
Event Date Event Description
2015-05-19 NEW APPLICATION ENTERED IN TRAM
2015-05-26 NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED IN TRAM
2015-08-26 ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER
2015-08-30 NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN
2015-08-30 NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED
2015-08-30 NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED
2016-05-08 ABANDONMENT - FAILURE TO RESPOND OR LATE RESPONSE
2016-05-09 ABANDONMENT NOTICE MAILED - FAILURE TO RESPOND
 
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Look around and see if anyone is still using that name. Many companies sell "zombie" brands. You just need to make sure nobody else is using it, and it is truly dead. Don't solely trust uspto database.
 
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Also, be careful. That site closed in 2012 but the TM application was last year. Likely two separate parties.
 
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Thanks for your input. I checked it out pretty thoroughly, 3 other sites said it was dead/abandoned.
The problem I see is, there is actually a game that is named very similar.

Also, I didn't realise because all the trademark searches changed the spelling but the spelling in the domain is slightly different.

This domain is casino related. Thought I would throw it out there. I have since taken the risk and registered it.

Not sure if it was the right thing to do but I really wanted that domain name. Thanks again.
 
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Also, be careful. That site closed in 2012 but the TM application was last year. Likely two separate parties.

mmmm I see. Good point!
 
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Also, the domain was parked for 2 years at sedo as well which is the main reason I thought it might be ok to grab.

  1. It is spelt a little different than the TM eg - Wins instead of Win
  2. TM on all TM search sites displays DEAD and Abandoned
  3. The domain has been parked for around 2 years. It did once have a website on it though.
the bad -
  • As @netvoy mentioned a TM application was last year..
  • There is a game with the title still out there (spelt different)

Not sure about this..Might have to drop it :(
 
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