advice Registering an Abandoned/Cancelled Trademark Name

jiy k · Jul 26, 2020

If a Trademark Status for a Particular Name either shows
"Abandoned-Failure to Respond" or "Cancelled-Section 8"
then, can that Name be registered as a Domain Name.

Thanks.

WhoaDomain.com · Jul 26, 2020

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April004 · Jul 27, 2020

Yes, you can register it IF you find the original owner is not using it for their current business activity. That is, if the business is also defunct then go and grab the domain.

blogspotter · Jul 27, 2020

There is a LLLL.co trademark that expired recently, where justia says trademark abandoned, but company is still using it. I didn't want to touch it as I thought Someone let it expire for a reason I guess

jiy k · Jul 27, 2020

blogspotter said:
There is a LLLL.co trademark that expired recently, where justia says trademark abandoned, but company is still using it. I didn't want to touch it as I thought Someone let it expire for a reason I guess

Yes, he may still have rights under Common Law Trademark Rights. But even this right is contestable.

jiy k · Jul 27, 2020

April004 said:
Yes, you can register it IF you find the original owner is not using it for their current business activity. That is, if the business is also defunct then go and grab the domain.

Thank You.

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