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If a trademark was cancelled in 2007 in USA but not in not in say Germany or Canada. but my "offending" domain is registered in the USA. does this mean I don't have to worry? or should I still?
captain obvious would say "a trademark is a trademark no matter where it is registered or where you are located as a domain registrant."
but let's see what you all say.
Edit: Although I see their USA and other trademarks cancelled and inactive. I did see they have a WO TM (International trademark)?
checked it on wipo.int
why have trademarks specifically in DE,NZ,CA,IL,SG,AU,CH, and something called EUIPO Trademark but then let the USA one lapse and cancel and become inactive?
Is it because of that International Trademark?
is that that all encompassing trademark that covers USA? so doesn't matter then that their USA trademark is inactive and cancelled since their International one is still in play?
I got an exact match for a Car. like registering MustangGT.com (it's not that one.)
why did I reg? because I checked uspto.gov and wipo.int and I guess missed it. the wipo.int showed it but not the uspto.gov one. plus the wipo.int website is a pain to use. very complicated.
found trademark after I tried to search it again.
Very strange this german company did not register this domain ever. I checked hosterstats.com and shows this domain was never registered?
very odd.
this car has been around since 2009
captain obvious would say "a trademark is a trademark no matter where it is registered or where you are located as a domain registrant."
but let's see what you all say.
Edit: Although I see their USA and other trademarks cancelled and inactive. I did see they have a WO TM (International trademark)?
checked it on wipo.int
why have trademarks specifically in DE,NZ,CA,IL,SG,AU,CH, and something called EUIPO Trademark but then let the USA one lapse and cancel and become inactive?
Is it because of that International Trademark?
is that that all encompassing trademark that covers USA? so doesn't matter then that their USA trademark is inactive and cancelled since their International one is still in play?
I got an exact match for a Car. like registering MustangGT.com (it's not that one.)
why did I reg? because I checked uspto.gov and wipo.int and I guess missed it. the wipo.int showed it but not the uspto.gov one. plus the wipo.int website is a pain to use. very complicated.
found trademark after I tried to search it again.
Very strange this german company did not register this domain ever. I checked hosterstats.com and shows this domain was never registered?
very odd.
this car has been around since 2009