"For Dummies" names

[markfromslo]

Is the "for dummies" trademark so strong that I should just let expire any [keyword]fordummies.com names I have, even if one has an extremely strong keyword in front of it? Even if the keyword is not yet used in a For Dummies book?

For example, assume I had PokerforDummies.com and there was no such For Dummies book. Would it be worth keeping?

 

[Jeffrey]

You just gave an idea.

I think it will be valuable in the future, so worth keeping for sure.

 

[markfromslo]

What about trademarks though?

If your idea is to search for all great ]keyword]fordummies.com names, you could have some legal problems so don't over do it.

 

[domaincollector]

The company responsible for those books owns Dummies.com and most other extensions.

I own .tv of the same name and have the same fear as you.

http://tess2.uspto.gov/bin/gate.exe?f=tess&state=5mo4qe.1.1

That link is the US Patent and Trademark Office.

Just use the 'basic search'. For Dummies and Dummies appear to be "live" trademarks

Jeff
domaincollector

 

[markfromslo]

That's so funny that you have dummies.tv. If I'm not mistaken, I had it for a year and just let it expire a little while ago. Small world.

Best of luck. I liked the name.

 

[domainer50]

I would keep it. I doubt that their are is a TM on every single book that they write.

 

[domaincollector]

That's so funny that you have dummies.tv. If I'm not mistaken, I had it for a year and just let it expire a little while ago. Small world.

Best of luck. I liked the name.

I got it at Tdnam. Not sure what I was thinking. It looked cool at the time lol

Jeff