A Hypothetical...

[peaches017]

Take this hypothetical. Would it be "in bad faith" to buy a name and try and resell it to an end user. More specifically, a LL name.

BN.net to BN.com (barnes and nobles)
DB.net to DB.com (Deutsche Bank)
BK.net to BK.com (Burger King)
LL.net to LL.com
etc...

For this hypothetical, only consider it that a LL.net owner is approaching a LL.com owner. However, let's say this company is called RT and that they are known for "RT electronics," so it's part of their trademarked name. Would it be in bad faith for a LL.net owner to approach the LL.com owner if it is a very specific fit, that is, the LL is the name of the company.

 

[labrocca]

Why tempt fate? It can be construed as bad-faith by a 3rd party.

 

[peaches017]

Well, LL.net have understood value to resellers, so would it be safest to just not contact the end-user at all? If I didn't display ads similiar to their niche, or appear to be in anyway like them, could it do hard to contact them?

Peter

 

[RJ]

If the trademark holder is known for doing business under those two letters, then yes it could be construed as bad faith if you try to offer it to them.