Any TM issues with this one?

[RickyG]

VIOX****.tld due to the latest suits and such.

To be used for a GOOGLE-AD site to make $$.

Are there any TM issues or any thing to watch for?
RickyG

 

[DNQuest.com]

do you own the TM VIOX?

The answer will answer your question.....

 

[WealthStream]

Viox shouldn't be a problem.

Vioxx, on the other hand might theoretically present some problems, but so many people own domains with this word in them that I doubt they'd single you out. Even they did, the worst that would happen is that you'd have to give up the domain for the reg fee.

 

[DNQuest.com]

He is asking if it is ok to squat on the name, the answer is no. It is never ok to squat on a name, legally for morally (of course, morality is subjective). When ever you hope to make money from a TM name that has no relevence to you, that is cybersquatting. There are laws against it and the fine can up to $100,000.

Now, if your question was, would you get caught? probably not. Could you make money form it? sure. Do you have a legal standing for owning it? Not if your intention is to make money from it.

So ask yourself, is the risk of owning the name worth it? Most people will say yes. In addressing your question, yes, there IS a problem with it, just read many of the domain decisions where people have lost doing the same exact thing you are asking.

I am not trying to be mean here, but there has been a rash of questions about this very subject and the answers are basically the same..... The bottom line is, if you are making (or trying to make) money from a domain name that includes a TM for which you do not own, that is view as bad faith (IE- cybersquatting). There are laws against it. Are there exceptions or loopholes? Yes, there could be. But that is only on a case by case basis.

edited to add: Typos are a form of bad faith registration...

 

[RickyG]

DNQUEST.....
Perfect answer!
Thank you,
RickyG

 

[Xyzer]

I wouldnt be a problem, so get it if you want to, Beware though if your not safe they will take it without refunding/

 

[snoopi]

I wouldnt be a problem, so get it if you want to, Beware though if your not safe they will take it without refunding/

The problem is not only that they can take his domain but they might sue him and ask for money...

 

[DNQuest.com]

The problem is not only that they can take his domain but they might sue him and ask for money...

Additionlly, the fine for cybersquatting is $100,000.00, that's a tad bit more than a reg fee (unless you are still using Register.com )