information New trademark application targets GEODOMAIN domain brand

[News]

Long after domain investors started using the geo-domain reference for city, town and other landmark domains as a shorthand version of “geographic domain,” an application filed on March 15th seeks to use the word for the following classes

In other words, the GEODOMAIN mark seems to target the “domain” word’s original meaning, but as a digital era variant...

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[cloudguy]

I don't get this. Can someone explain in plain English?

 

[Geodomain]

Some material points to the fact that in order to acquire protection demonstrated by use this use thould if its a geo domain ("geodomain" "geodomains" "geo domain" "geo domains" "geo-domain" "geo-domains") be tied to something more. For example with geo - domains Dracut.com (CIS) it is always marketed with the (CIS) at the end denoting the (CIS) for Commonwealth Internet Services (CIS) and CBNO Dracut.com (CIS).

The domain(s) Dracut.com (CIS) is/are a vertical as is Tyngsboro.com (CIS) for Dracut MA & Tyngsboro Mass respectively as is RollerBlading.com (CIS) for rollerblading (rollerblading rollerblade).

(CIS) - Horizontal portfolio of verticals.

CBNO was created by (faculty staff students) teams within UMass & Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) as an umbrella for all of the .org nonprofit / not for profit, .net & .com properties world wide.

See the WayBackMachine for early snapshots.

We have always attached CBNO & (CIS) as part of the registered domains making it 100% clear that we are not for example the (Tyngsboro(ugh)) government and that we are Commonwealth Internet Services (CIS).

Rights are enjoyed as a result of acquired distinctiveness.

.gov is for government so this shouldn't be a problem. But it could present a lot of paperwork if a municipality files a court complaint accusing you as passing off as something that you are not.

Does anyone know how Poland Spring water was able to call themselves Poland Spring since that is a geographical indicator?

Hope that guides your quest for the answer you seek in plain English.

In 2017 Google: "Geodomain Case 1681cv03445."