discuss Is buying Stadia domain CYBERSQUATTING?

depend on, if you registered stadia domain long before google stadia established then it would be safe
but if your stadia domain registered date were after google stadia established surely it is cybersquatting

What IMEZI posted above.

Any more views on this one?

@Arpit131 It might be worth looking at this thread, where this has been discussed at length:

https://www.namepros.com/threads/stadia-new-gaming-system.1128717/

I once owned a domain very closely related that got a lot of searches more than you dream about although I was never pursued legally I decided to drop it due to living a life of paranoia. This is now used by another company and they would be profiting but although I lost a lot of traffic I no longer have the headache.

We did bought and developed Stadiatalks as a fan made Stadia Community Portal... Do you think it could be cybersquatting?

IMEZI said:

depend on, if you registered stadia domain long before google stadia established then it would be safe
but if your stadia domain registered date were after google stadia established surely it is cybersquatting

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This is not entirely accurate. Remember, Stadia is a dictionary word, Google does not currently own trademarks for Stadia, and there are gaming fans that can certainly use Stadia-related domains for personal use.

lock said:

I once owned a domain very closely related that got a lot of searches more than you dream about although I was never pursued legally I decided to drop it due to living a life of paranoia. This is now used by another company and they would be profiting but although I lost a lot of traffic I no longer have the headache.

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Interesting website, traffic.tools
@lock It all depends on what it is. With 'brandable' type domains, e.g. misspelled Google domains, etc you would most-certainly be the target of a UDRP or other type of complaint.

Garant said:

We did bought and developed Stadiatalks as a fan made Stadia Community Portal... Do you think it could be cybersquatting?

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No, not at all. There are several cool Stadia-related gaming websites popping up. There's yours, stadiatalks.com, and then there's others such as sharestadia.com, etc. You're fine. Google wants people engaged and involved. They want gamers excited, they want gamers talking.

namesquare said:

... Google does not currently own trademarks for Stadia ...

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... except for USPTO 88351339. Ref: https://www.google.com/permissions/trademark/trademark-list/

ecalc said:

... except for USPTO 88351339. Ref: https://www.google.com/permissions/trademark/trademark-list/

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They must of just been granted it. Before, it was another organization. Either way, Stadia is totally fine to use for gaming, etc.

I have bought Stoodia.com for me it makes more sense gOOgle + studia =stOOdia

droned said:

I have bought Stoodia.com for me it makes more sense gOOgle + studia =stOOdia

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LOL!!!!!!! Privet!
Well this is certainly something.

namesquare said:

LOL!!!!!!! Privet!
Well this is certainly something.

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Privet my znakomy?

Stadia could be seen as generic .. but remember that trademark infringement is almost entirely usage based. If you are using a mark in a way that is confusing in any way to the trademark holder (remember the trademark DO NOT have to even be registered).

If usage of the domain is in any way related to what Google is using it for, then yes .. you are infringing on their trademark. If you bought the domain in a way to be related or seemingly affiliated (like a "fan site"), then the moment you make $0.01 you are infringing on their trademark.


However, if you acquired StadiaMotors.com or Stadia.car, and opened a car dealership .. then you are 100% safe.

Garant said:

We did bought and developed Stadiatalks as a fan made Stadia Community Portal... Do you think it could be cybersquatting?

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Yes .. if you bought a domain that includes the trademark of a business, with intent to use it as something related to Google's usage, then you are cybersquatting. More importantly, the moment you make $0.01 or cost Google $0.01, then you are legally infringing on their trademark.

Ategy.com said:

If you bought the domain in a way to be related or seemingly affiliated (like a "fan site"), then the moment you make $0.01 you are infringing on their trademark.

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You re-raise some very valid points. I'm intrigued about this making $0.01 out of a fan site... is there another example of this that you have seen already that can prove this? My impression was it's either valid use or it's not. If you're a fan site you probably still need to make money to run the thing, especially if it's popular. There are plenty of fan sites for consoles that have ads eg. thisisxbox.com

MadAboutDomains said:

You re-raise some very valid points. I'm intrigued about this making $0.01 out of a fan site... is there another example of this that you have seen already that can prove this? My impression was it's either valid use or it's not. If you're a fan site you probably still need to make money to run the thing, especially if it's popular. There are plenty of fan sites for consoles that have ads eg. thisisxbox.com

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You are correct. Many fan websites have to make money and do so by various means. This includes advertising, selling goods, services, etc. I can show 50 examples of gaming and console websites offering various types of services, merchandise, etc. In California you can even poke fun of companies and make parody businesses. There are special parody laws too.