Pre-registrations

[epaway]

Hi guys, wondering if I can pick some brains.

If you pre-register for domain names, through the landrush procedure, and get them - i.e. nobody has decided to reg them over the sunrise periods...

Can you then be guilty of trademark infringement?

Cheers in advance.


Paul

 

[peterstannard]

Yes.

 

[tm]

if its a trademarked name, then its just like any other domain. ie, yes.

 

[epaway]

Thanks guys. Any site where you can check if a name is trademark?

 

[Kate]

As a rule you are always liable if it can be demonstrated that you are not entitled to the names, or that they were registered in *bad faith*.

 

[EbookLover]

Any site where you can check if a name is trademark?

US Patent and Trademark Office...

http://www.uspto.gov/​

 

[Dave_Z]

US Patent and Trademark Office...

http://www.uspto.gov/​

If you're rushing in another extension's sunrise period, though, that won't be
sufficient. Especially for a ccTLD, check that country's TM database, if any.

Of course, the best is google.