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[Robert27]

Hi , can anyone recommend me someone who doesn’t this service.
Many thanks
Bob

 

[Robert27]

So does that mean that if under the goods and services section of any of the above it comes up with marketing then you shouldnt register - vrmarketing.com

 

[MadAboutDomains]

So does that mean that if under the goods and services section of any of the above it comes up with marketing then you shouldnt register - vrmarketing.com

This trademark is registered for "advertising and business": 73750274

Therefore on that basis you could have issues with that. But it's unlikely.

 

[Robert27]

Many thanks for that - Unlikely - doesnt convey any confidence in going forward with it. I dont need the worry.

Taking this further - if vr blew up and advertising and vr became big then the buyers of Marketing would have lost a potentially lucrative part of all the marketing - or should the domain be - Advertising.com?

 

[nononsense123]

No one owns VR... apart from the owners of these US trademarks:

74302476
76346693
78465819
73750274
77645415
87753594
77807752

Wake me up when vr.com is handed over to them because they have this trademark.

 

[MadAboutDomains]

Wake me up when vr.com is handed over to them because they have this trademark.

Well given that vr.com predates any trademarks for vr, that's not going to happen.

 

[nononsense123]

Well given that vr.com predates any trademarks for vr, that's not going to happen.

Can these trademark owners sue Mark Zuckerberg for calling Oculus Quest a "VR headset"..
Can they UDRP a vrmarketing.com if it's regged today?
I think the answer is no.
Can they sue vrporn.com which is a functioning porn website?

 

[MadAboutDomains]

Can these trademark owners sue Mark Zuckerberg for calling Oculus Quest a "VR headset"..
Can they UDRP a vrmarketing.com if it's regged today?
I think the answer is no.
Can they sue vrporn.com which is a functioning porn website?

If they believe they are infringing on their trademark then the answer is yes. If not, then no.

It's a rather simplistic view to just assume they have no rights in their registered marks. I'm not even arguing that they have a case, but I am arguing that they have rights in VR for their registered goods and services.

 

[nononsense123]

@jberryhill I believe you're the highest authority here over such matters.. what do you think about this "vr" trademark?

 

[bmugford]

Can these trademark owners sue Mark Zuckerberg for calling Oculus Quest a "VR headset"..
Can they UDRP a vrmarketing.com if it's regged today?
I think the answer is no.
Can they sue vrporn.com which is a functioning porn website?

Anyone can sue anyone for anything. It is a pretty low bar.

"VR" is a well known acronym for virtual reality. If you are worried about terms so generic it would be tough to be a domain investor.

Brad

 

[MadAboutDomains]

Well given that vr.com predates any trademarks for vr, that's not going to happen.

Correction, trademark 73750274 was registered in 1988.

 

[nononsense123]

Anyone can sue anyone for anything. It is a pretty low bar.

"VR" is a well known acronym for virtual reality. If you are worried about terms so generic it would be tough to be a domain investor.

Brad

Please read the messages above. I'm saying the same thing, duh. No one owns "VR".

 

[MadAboutDomains]

Please read the messages above. I'm saying the same thing, duh. No one owns "VR".

I'm not sure what you mean about nobody owning. The fact is that one or more people have registered rights in "VR" for their respective goods and services. The trademarks that I have mentioned are just the ones in the USA. So VR isn't a complete free-for-all and anyone getting involved in this should do their due diligence and determine the risk. I'm saying that there's a sliding scale based on fact that means that you're more or less likely to be falling foul of the law in respect of the registered marks.

It's a too simplistic view to say "No one owns VR".

So I would argue that based on trademark 73750274, if I'm in the USA I can't register VRAdvertising.com without the potential that they can argue that I'm preventing them from using their registered mark in that domain. Your location, use or non-use of the domain affect the potential for this and all manner of other things. I certainly wouldn't start an advertising business using that mark if I was in the USA nor would I buy VRbeer.com if I was in the UK because of this mark...

Just so you're clear I'm not arguing that they will go after you, that costs money, but if you started a business on that name and it became successful, the likelihood increases that they'd likely come knocking.

I'll stop barking on about it now, I'm even boring myself.

 

[jhm]

I think just looking up the trademark office or similar is the way - Save your money

Also, you're probably only worried about this stuff if you're dealing in larger sums of money. If you did get in trouble with trademarks, its easier letting go of something that is in the 3 figure realm to save hassle, than many thousands. If you are dealing in something that is more pricey, you'd maybe look into hiring a relevant legal professional, for the sake of things, if you have a concern

 

[Robert27]

cheers jhm

 

[nononsense123]

I'll stop barking on about it now, I'm even boring myself.[/QUOTE]
Thanks for putting forth your thoughts! Not boring at all!
Can others also comment on this specific issue?
I myself have good investments in vr+ keyword hence interested.
Shouldn't VR advertising also be considered generic?

 

[ecomslice]

Just my opinion but do not be so afraid of making mistakes, even if you get contacted by any legal team for a trademark issue, there is no jail or fines, just hand the domain over.

again, just do what you think is ok , and if you make a mistake , its not the end of the world. relax, and spend your energy on finding quality , trending, no TM domains, but no one is perfect.

Happy domaining.

 

[ATMDS]

Hi there - thank you for the reply. So far I have deleted four domains I have registered because although I thought they were a good idea at the time and they were safe to register the more I thought about them I was not so sure. I of course have lost the money I paid to register them so I thought why not pay an experienced person to look at them before I register. I really dont need the hassle.

would like to know what are those domains, generally a simple google search would outline if any existing business are with that name we registering , I never heard about copyright claims , if you think just a name resembling other business would land you in legal trouble, thats not totally correct , there is delta airlines in USA, and also The Delta Faucet brand using same name delta and there is Delta Dental of California
these business entities are unrelated to each other, and their website closely resembles each others,
cybersquatting is different where you intentionally doing something bad , where you have more scope to step into legal troubles, And unless you intentionally try to copy a brand ,you are in a safe zone
but thats just my opinion , i am not a lawyer