Registering A Name Then Someone TM's It

[CharlieA]

What would happen if I regged a name and in the future someone trademarks that name? Who would have the rights to the domain?

 

[Lyn]

Hi,

Thanks for the excellent imput. I registered the x.com.au domain and had the website created for Australia, but the website site has taken off like a rocket internationally. As a result, I thought I should try and secure the x.com version through a third party. My website has been published for 18 months.

The x.com.au site is without doubt the best in its genre on the web and no doubt the owner of the x.com has more than likely seen the site, hence the exhorbitant price. I can live without the .com, but the Trademark would certainly prevent (I believe) a competing site from stealing traffic. The x.com domain hasn't been parked for over a year, but since my last offer via a third party was made, I have noticed it has been parked using the standard search engine website.

My other option is to puchase another name and rebrand the website, but I see a lot of disadvantages in this, in regards to my excellent positioning in the search engines.

At this stage I can get comparable names in the $1500 to $3500US price range.

Any further advice on this would be appreciated.

Lyn

 

[DNQuest.com]

When was the x.com registered?

Business 101, supply and demand will dictate the price and any fluctuation associated with the product. Welcome to the end-user portion of the domain game.

 

[DropLister]

x.com is owned by paypal haha, dont waster your time trying to buy.

 

[DNQuest.com]

x.com is owned by paypal haha, dont waster your time trying to buy.

Have you bothered to even read the thread before you posted? or was this just a joke you were trying to make?