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So I just saw a post on facebook today that someone has this domain name, apparently this is a real estate company with a marketcap of 0.76 Billion
This domain got registered yesterday, while the Trademark of this company is active from 2018 in Switzerland.

Wouldn't that be a trademark issue? What are your thoughts?
 
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It's not your name so why do you have to worry about it?
 
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It's not your name so why do you have to worry about it?
I want to know because if there's an opportunity in future to buy such domains should I go for them or not.
 
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It depends on the domain, what you do with it, and the trademark. There is no one size fits all answer.

Bragging that you just registered the .com for a .76 Billion dollar company is not a good idea.
 
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It depends on the domain, what you do with it, and the trademark. There is no one size fits all answer.

Bragging that you just registered the .com for a .76 Billion dollar company is not a good idea.
It's not my domain mate, I was just curious to know if it is safe to invest in such domain names
 
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Hard to say opening poster. I think posting here is not going to help it sell. If you are in doubt about if a domain is trademarked simply avoid it. Selling or profiting from TM domains results in potential loss of domain and lawsuits. If you think a big corporation has a trademark to it then contact dynadot and ask for them to delete the domain & refund you. @Hts_10
 
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Hard to say opening poster. I think posting here is not going to help it sell. If you are in doubt about if a domain is trademarked simply avoid it. Selling or profiting from TM domains results in potential loss of domain and lawsuits. If you think a big corporation has a trademark to it then contact dynadot and ask for them to delete the domain & refund you. @Hts_10
Appreciate your response. It's not my domain but your insight is definitely helpful.
 
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I wouldn't worry about the TM holder at all if you didn't register it in bad faith...

Biggest problem right now is this thread actually...

They are know as epic, not epic swiss. By opening this post you have connected the dots and it proves bad faith.

Good luck.
 
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I wouldn't worry about the TM holder at all if you didn't register it in bad faith...

Biggest problem right now is this thread actually...

They are know as epic, not epic swiss. By opening this post you have connected the dots and it proves bad faith.

Good luck.
Not my domain so nothing to worry about. Thanks for the response though.
 
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Definitely looking for trouble.
 
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Definitely looking for trouble.
"EPIC Suisse is a real estate company with a clear focus and strategy." They own epic.ch could be a potential TM issue. I wouldn't risk it. A lawyer would have a better idea. The image shown makes it look like it is trying to be sold in bad faith. Most people would see epicsuisse as bad faith & cybersquatting.
 
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Why do we discuss about a name that the OP does not own?
 
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Why do we discuss about a name that the OP does not own?
The OP was a new domainer seeking advice from those with a few years of experience. You didn't share your thoughts initially, and now you don't want anyone else to reply?
Some of us are new to this and looking to learn from fellow domainers :xf.smile:
 
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Some of us are new to this and looking to learn from fellow domainers

Fair enough.

Now learn this:

More than once in the history of this forum, people have shown up to "ask questions about someone else's domain name" as an indirect way of advertising a name for sale.

Your post looks exactly like that sort of post to "those with a few years of experience."

That is why you are getting this reaction.

So now you've learned a bonus thing!
 
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I read one case where a company knew a domain name was available and did not register it. 3 years later someone else registered the name. If I recall though, that domain was being used for something different and not to cybersquat or capitalize on the trademark.

Since the guy on FB is clearly using someone else's trademark brand to sell their domain, that's 100% bad faith.

If you've ever been to Switzerland, you'd know it's pretty darn EPIC! Photos and videos on the internet that blow your mind just don't do it justice. So if someone was a fanboy like myself, maybe I could get away with owning a domain like that if it was mostly pictures of me visiting the H.R. Giger Museum and the bar across the street that looks like the spaceship from Alien (that Facehugger shot!). And proclaiming my undying love for raclette.

Aside from that company called epic, there's always other trademark dangers too. In banking, epicsuisse might be too similar to Credit Suisse.

Personally I would avoid and will continue looking for an appropriate Swiss related domain name to post my photos from last year's visit.

P.S. For real, raclette > fondue
 
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Fair enough.

Now learn this:

More than once in the history of this forum, people have shown up to "ask questions about someone else's domain name" as an indirect way of advertising a name for sale.

Your post looks exactly like that sort of post to "those with a few years of experience."

That is why you are getting this reaction.

So now you've learned a bonus thing!
Thank you for pointing that out. I'll be more careful in the future.
Appreciate your feedback!
 
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I read one case where a company knew a domain name was available and did not register it. 3 years later someone else registered the name. If I recall though, that domain was being used for something different and not to cybersquat or capitalize on the trademark.

Since the guy on FB is clearly using someone else's trademark brand to sell their domain, that's 100% bad faith.

If you've ever been to Switzerland, you'd know it's pretty darn EPIC! Photos and videos on the internet that blow your mind just don't do it justice. So if someone was a fanboy like myself, maybe I could get away with owning a domain like that if it was mostly pictures of me visiting the H.R. Giger Museum and the bar across the street that looks like the spaceship from Alien (that Facehugger shot!). And proclaiming my undying love for raclette.

Aside from that company called epic, there's always other trademark dangers too. In banking, epicsuisse might be too similar to Credit Suisse.

Personally I would avoid and will continue looking for an appropriate Swiss related domain name to post my photos from last year's visit.

P.S. For real, raclette > fondue
Agreed, Thank you for your insight!
 
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