I received a mail from SEDO.com to suspend my domain "SecondLife.name"?

[skylineleong]

We are writing to inform you that Sedo has received a complaint of potential
trademark infringement regarding the use of the following domain names in
conjunction with Sedo services:

secondlife.name

Due to the famous nature of the trademark contained in the domain at issue, Sedo is
forced to remove your domain from the domain marketplace and parking program at this
time. This action in no way affects your registration or control of the domain,
your Sedo user account or the other domains you have listed for sale or parked with
Sedo. However, due to the potential of infringement of a famous mark Sedo must do
the following:

- Suspend the domain name from our domain marketplace
$ifBlockPark:- Suspend the domain name from our parking program

Sedo takes great pains to strike a balance between the legitimate rights of domain
owners and third party intellectual property owners and require verification of
legal complaints before taking any action against a domain listed for sale or parked
with Sedo.

1. Any Opinion?
Is it trademark infringement?

2. Any parking site like SEDO.com?
(Example: ParkingPanel.com)

 

[-REECE-]

Second Life does enforce their TM and yes it is TM infringement imho. I can't see the name exactly making much parked... I'd just drop it.

1. Any Opinion?
Is it trademark infringement?

2. Any parking site like SEDO.com?
(Example: ParkingPanel.com)

 

[ssamriga]

well I haven't checked but I'm like 99% sure that they have trademarked it, after all it's a multi million business...

 

[npcomplete]

Here is the USPTO TM info:

Word Mark SECOND LIFE
Registration Date April 13, 2004
Mark Drawing Code (1) TYPED DRAWING

TARR Status page:
http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=serial&entry=76976360

Note that there are other mark claims for Second Life that also listed a Mark Drawing Code of Typed Drawing.

Marc

 

[bobdigital]

does it make money?

 

[Alex]

It is a TM, and I don't see how the name would make money by parking. .name is a lame

 

[skylineleong]

does it make money?

No, just little parking fees.

 

[Alex]

I don't see the point regging TM names anyway, but especially when they do not make a profit.

 

[skylineleong]

But i have a domain disneyland.XX. Then sedo also suspend my disneyland parking.
Disneyland.xx generate more unique click money for me.

Any ParkingSite like sedo?

 

[Kate]

I don't see the point regging TM names anyway, but especially when they do not make a profit.

Exactly... especially in a crappy extension like .name
Pure waste of money.

But i have a domain disneyland.XX. Then sedo also suspend my disneyland parking.
Disneyland.xx generate more unique click money for me.

Any ParkingSite like sedo?

Another TM issue and I see other problem names in your sig...
I think names like that are more a liability than an asset frankly :td:

 

[skylineleong]

Here is the USPTO TM info:

Word Mark SECOND LIFE
Registration Date April 13, 2004
Mark Drawing Code (1) TYPED DRAWING

TARR Status page:
http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=serial&entry=76976360

Note that there are other mark claims for Second Life that also listed a Mark Drawing Code of Typed Drawing.

Marc

Thanks for info

 

[Devil_Dog]

Exactly... especially in a crappy extension like .name
Pure waste of money.
Another TM issue and I see other problem names in your sig...
I think names like that are more a liability than an asset frankly :td:

Not only that, but he's got parked pages linked in his sig, doh....

 

[shockie]

looks trademarked to me.

think about it: why did you register this name?... there ya go.

 

[Jeffrey]

Secondlife is TM? Hhhm. This word is usually spoken in Christian circles, "God gave me a second life."

 

[ssamriga]

Secondlife is TM? Hhhm. This word is usually spoken in Christian circles, "God gave me a second life."

well obviously you can use these words in relation to religion, but not in relation to online game, and surely not try to profit from it...

Skyline has a really nice "portfolio" of TM names have you earned something from these? Do you often get threat emails from the owners of TMs?

 

[skylineleong]

well obviously you can use these words in relation to religion, but not in relation to online game, and surely not try to profit from it...

Skyline has a really nice "portfolio" of TM names have you earned something from these? Do you often get threat emails from the owners of TMs?

Some TM domain give me more click profit parking money.

 

[shockie]

Some TM domain give me more click profit parking money.

yes, money that shouldn't really belong to you... (which is why that domain is being blocked). you should be glad that they don't go even further and sue you.

 

[Alex]

Some TM domain give me more click profit parking money.

yes, and TM'ed domain hurt our industry more than anything else on the long run.