Newbie question

[OshikErnst]

hi all,
i have a question.
if i buy a domain with a name of a company which is a trademark for sure but its also a word in english, let's say:
USapple
or
SpanishMango

Am i in trouble? or is it OK?

Thanks

 

[shockie]

if you use spanishmango for a clothing shop you might get destroyed, but if you use it for a website about mangoes you might be ok. basically, usage plays a part.

 

[ran_doank]

Is that new site oshik? or has been reg a long ago?

 

[OshikErnst]

to buy

Is that new site oshik? or has been reg a long ago?

it's a domain i found not registered and thought about buying it.
and even sell it immediately.

 

[weblord]

just stay away from trademark, companies owning them are rather aggressive about it.

 

[shkhanal]

Do you have to loose your domain because it is a trade mark of some company? There might be companies all over the world and any term might be of a company. Is it so unsecure?

 

[flamewalker]

Buying a name with a trademark in it and reselling it often times will be considered bad faith. Now, on the other hand if you bought AppleToothbrushes dot com, if you used it to sell/promote/inform on toothbrushes, you are probably going to be ok (assuming there isn't a tm for 'apple' in relation to toothbrushes). Reselling... depends on the name really whether the tm owner will come after you... there is always a risk. IMHO not worth it (without knowing what the name is of coarse).

 

[OshikErnst]

thanks for everyone

thanks for all of you. great answers.
i'd probably leave it, and search for other domains.
(actually found a nice one at the meantime)

thanks again

Oshik

 

[Ronald Regging]

it comes down to usage unless its a distinct trademark.