domain Repel.net

[fonzie_007]

Repel.net

I'd be interested in people's thoughts on this.

.com is developed bug-spray product. Among other things, this domain could be used for a rock climbing website.


EDIT:
BTW, Great Domains did offer to list the domain for me. Any guesses on the suggested listing price they gave?

 

[Phoenix]

Nice short dictionary word. Love it .. even with the .net extension this is worth quite a nice amount.

Undeveloped: high $xxx
Developed: high $xxxx

 

[End User King]

indeed. an old name as well. good name at $XXX-XXXX

 

[Kenny]

Nice one Fonzie. I suggest you go with the climbing angle. it's what hit me when I first saw the name... very niche, but the traffic will be focused.
As you know, Repel is a trademarked product:
http://www.drugstore.com/templates/brand/default.asp?brand=25541&aid=333321&aparam=repel
so I would stay away from that.

Rock climbing equipment is very expensive... nice commisions.

Peace,
Cyberian

 

[gdave]

Trademark a factor?

When someone trademarks a commonly used dictionary name do they have the power to prevent others from using it? Even if the website focused on different types of products that "repel" insects, would that be wrong.

I can understand not using trademarks like "Compaq", "Google", "IBM", "Ford", etc.

I cannot understand how someone can "trademark" a dictionary word out of usage by the rest of us like "computers", "golf", "defeat" or "repel."

Any legal professionals out there who know?

 

[fonzie_007]

It's not anything different than the folks at Apple who have trademarked "Apple." You would be able to use the business name "Apple" as long as you are not in the same area of business (e.g. computers, Ipods, etc.). My domain, repel.net should be 100% legit as used for a rock climbing site.

 

[Phoenix]

Can someone please explain to me how rock climbing is related to this domain? I have no idea how you people have related it to.. please clarify it for me .

 

[peaches017]

Repelling is like coming down off using the rope and pushing off the walls as you progress down. It's pretty much the act of lowering yourself using a wall / gear.

Nice name fonzie -- the rock climbing angle will most likely pay better than the mosquito angle. Very nice pickup.

 

[gdave]

You would be able to use the business name "Apple" as long as you are not in the same area of business (e.g. computers, Ipods, etc.).

I agree that used for rock climbing is perfectly OK if it were spelled the same. (In rock climbing the term is spelled "Rappel." But my point is that Apple Computers went into the business of selling the Apples you eat then could they prevent people from using "apple" in their advertising, web names, business names.

Everyone but the Apple company would have to call their products "those red, green or yellow fruits commonly used to make cider"

You could not have a business called "Mom's Homegrown Apples"
or a website called "apples.com" or even "CookingApples.com"

Can a company trademark a name that is a common term for all it's competitors. Could someone trademark "repel" and prevent anyone from using this term who develops products that repel insects.

So again I pose my question can a company just by a trademark limit the use by everyone else of a common term in that industry? Any legal eagles out there?

 

[floatingworld]

its a negative word, so needs a different angle. IMHO go for anti-assailant pepper spray type of stuff, or alternatively bottled armpit cologne

$50 dollars a sniff.

 

[Domainate.com]

I think it could be used as anti-virus, but that's just me. Probably would go for $xxx but I think you should hold out for low $x,xxx...there's bound to be an end user interested in it.

 

[fonzie_007]

Before I listed this domain for appraisal, I submitted it to Great Domains. I'll disclose if the domain was accepted and if so, what the suggested listing price was in another day or two.

 

[gopher]

Repel.net...

.com is developed bug-spray product...

funny, the first thing that came to my mind was mosquito/bug netting/screening

advertisement on the radio

"Get Your Repel Net for only 7.99 a square meter @ repel.net, ..that's r-e-p-e-l, dot, net"

:hehe:

wouldn't be an infringement on the bug spray as there are many ways to get rid of bugs ..sprays, netting.. or .. *smack! gotcha!

high $xxx's

 

[Kenny]

I agree that used for rock climbing is perfectly OK if it were spelled the same. (In rock climbing the term is spelled "Rappel." But my point is that Apple Computers went into the business of selling the Apples you eat then could they prevent people from using "apple" in their advertising, web names, business names.

Ooooops, my bad. Good catch gdave. Our good friends at MW define repel:

Inflected Form(s): re·pelled; re·pel·ling
Etymology: Middle English repellen, from Middle French repeller, from Latin repellere, from re- + pellere to drive -- more at FELT
transitive verb
1 a : to drive back : REPULSE b : to fight against : RESIST
2 : TURN AWAY, REJECT <repelled the insinuation>
3 a : to drive away : DISCOURAGE <foul words and frowns must not repel a lover -- Shakespeare> b : to be incapable of adhering to, mixing with, taking up, or holding c : to force away or apart or tend to do so by mutual action at a distance
4 : to cause aversion in : DISGUST
intransitive verb : to cause aversion
- re·pel·ler noun

As in repel an offer for $25.00 on a LLL dot com. :hehe:

rap·pel

NOUN:

A descent of a vertical surface, as a cliff or wall, by sliding down a belayed rope that is passed under one thigh and over the opposite shoulder or through a device that provides friction, typically while facing the surface and performing a series of short backward leaps to control the descent.
intr.v.
rap·pelled , rap·pel·ling , rap·pels
To descend from a steep height by this method.

Soooo, any other ideas for this name?

Peace,
Cyberian

 

[VisualArtistFrankBonilla]

It's not anything different than the folks at Apple who have trademarked "Apple." You would be able to use the business name "Apple" as long as you are not in the same area of business (e.g. computers, Ipods, etc.). My domain, repel.net should be 100% legit as used for a rock climbing site.

Yup, agree 100%. It's a dictionary word, so as long as you don't plan to sell insect repellants, you should be 100% ok!

Great word. $x,xxx

Frank

 

[fonzie_007]

Ooooops, my bad. Good catch gdave. Our good friends at MW define repel:

I missed that as well. Never knew rock climbers spelled it differently.

 

[fonzie_007]

Great pick up fonz

You know it...

BTW, Great Domains did offer to list the domain for me. Any guesses on the suggested listing price they gave?

 

[Damion]

Uhmm...let me guess....$5000?

 

[NeeJam]

High$xxx

 

[Epic]

Good bug spray name, but there might be some TM issues if you went that route with development.

Low $XXX though.