discuss Be cautious of common words that are Trademarks - Realtor included!

[Arpit131]

Registering or purchasing a domain name that contains a commonly used word is a bad idea. It can lead to litigation or a UDRP, and it would severely limit a person’s ability to use the domain name.

Here are some of the words that are trademarks:

1. Astroturf
2. Auto-Tune
3. Band-Aid
4. Botox
5. Bubble wrap
6. Realtor
7. Tupperware

Check out the common words that are trademarks here

Source: Domain Investing

 

[Domain Lead Finder]

I have owned several "Realtor" domains and can confirm that they will try and go after you or at least use it as a reason to lower the price of the domain name.

Who would have thought dumpster is trademarked? :D

 

[Hypersot]

Thanks for that ... I definitely needed that list

 

[Ms Domainer]

Before registering a domain, do your research. Your best friend is an internet search and a visit to USPTO.gov and other trademark sites.

Go Daddy has done this for you on its auction site, but it still pays to check as domains can still slip through the cracks.

 

[bhartzer]

I owned DallasRealtor dot com several years ago, and within 1 day of winning it on a GoDaddy auction they contacted me with a C&D. Said I could own the domain but not put any content on it.

 

[bhartzer]

GoDaddy checks for trademark issues, as far as I know, but they currently don't check for domains with link spam issues and other problems https://verified.domains/17-percent-of-domains-on-domain-auction-sites-have-spam-problems/

 

[McDuke]

Interesting list!

List of former trademarks that have been genericized

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_generic_and_genericized_trademarks

 

[Ms Domainer]

GoDaddy checks for trademark issues, as far as I know, but they currently don't check for domains with link spam issues and other problems https://verified.domains/17-percent-of-domains-on-domain-auction-sites-have-spam-problems/

Yep. You're on your own on that one.