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Hi all
In 2008 I filed for a trademark and I acquired the domain in a 2009 auction. I don't want to disclose the domain name but i will give you a similar example so you know where I am coming from.
Few days later after the auction closed I was contacted by a company claiming the had this domain before and they did not renew it and demanding of me to transfer it to them for free or else there would be consequences.
I brought up the situation to my trademark agent at that time and she advised me to ignore them. Couple days passed when I received another email from them asking me how much I wanted for it which I never replied to. My guess is they did a search and saw that I had filed a trademark almost a year before I got the domain.
The domain I acquired in the auction was for example promoteyourself.com
(I own.com/.net/.org/.biz/.info/mobi/.us/.ca)
This company then went and registered for example promote-yourself.ca in 2012
My Trademark has been abandoned since I didn't follow through due to some circumstances in life.
Do I have something legit here; if so I would appreciate any advice and how I should go about it.
Thanks
In 2008 I filed for a trademark and I acquired the domain in a 2009 auction. I don't want to disclose the domain name but i will give you a similar example so you know where I am coming from.
Few days later after the auction closed I was contacted by a company claiming the had this domain before and they did not renew it and demanding of me to transfer it to them for free or else there would be consequences.
I brought up the situation to my trademark agent at that time and she advised me to ignore them. Couple days passed when I received another email from them asking me how much I wanted for it which I never replied to. My guess is they did a search and saw that I had filed a trademark almost a year before I got the domain.
The domain I acquired in the auction was for example promoteyourself.com
(I own.com/.net/.org/.biz/.info/mobi/.us/.ca)
This company then went and registered for example promote-yourself.ca in 2012
My Trademark has been abandoned since I didn't follow through due to some circumstances in life.
Do I have something legit here; if so I would appreciate any advice and how I should go about it.
Thanks
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