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Today the company Shopify started a dispute with me regarding the name shopify.ai .
I have many excellent arguments, which I will describe later.
I have many excellent arguments, which I will describe later.
1.) thinkThe applicant filed a complaint with Canadian International Internet Dispute Resolution Centre (CIIDRC)
https://ciidrc.org
I consider it unfair for a dispute between a Canadian entity and a non-Canadian entity to be held in a Canadian entity. This should be considered in a neutral country. How can I withdraw?
But there is no legal obligation for a domainer to check if there are registered trademarks similar to his domain.For domains in general, you have to stay out of the lane of the trademark holder.
If you are not in their lane, they should not prevent you from driving.
BUT, you choose your battles.
This is impossible. There are a huge number of brands in the world. Then it would be impossible for us to register domain names at all. For example, I may well register "Metaverse" trademark for confectionery products in Ukraine. And what, it will be impossible to register domain names with the word "metaverse"? And domain names with the word "meta" also cannot be registered because of Meta Platforms? And Meta Platforms is somehow more famous than Shopify.Check for trademarks. Don't use the domain in a way that infringes on trademarks. If making soup is not part of the trademark, then make soup.
Can I register "Shopify" trademark for confectionery products in Ukraine?It's not impossible...its easy and what you have to do. You just have to understand and learn how.
If there is a trademark for "Metaverse" for confectionery products then you cannot use Metaverse for confectionery products.... you would have to use it for something else....to prevent infringement.
If I can register a trademark "Shopify" for confectionery in Ukraine, can I register a domain name shopify.ai for this in reserve? I can register a domain name first and then a trademark, especially since the trademark registration process is long.A trademark generally distinguishes the source of the goods of one party from those of another.
for names in general, if there are no trademarks for that name for confectionery products/ and its not a confusingly similar name or business, then likely yes. You would have to look into what Ukraine requires in terms of trademarks. For the US : https://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/basics/application-requirements
That is, when registering a domain name, I have reason to hope that I will register a trademark of the same name because there is no absolute prohibition.вам доведеться перевірити свої вимоги до України. Для Сполучених Штатів ви можете перейти сюди, https://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/search клацнути основну словесну марку, ввести пошуковий термін у Shopify, потім переглянути торгові марки та перевірити, чи їхні товари та послуги до плутанини схожі на кондитерські вироби. Я не всі дивилася, але кондитерських виробів у списку не бачила.
З попереднього посилання USPTO:
«Шукайте торговельну марку, схожу на вашу до плутанини
Виконайте комплексний пошук, щоб переконатися, що хтось ще не зареєстрував або не подав заявку на торговельну марку, яка є такою ж або надто схожою на вашу, використовуючи нашу систему електронного пошуку торгових марок (TESS). Якщо це вже зробив хтось інший, ми можемо відхилити вашу заявку через ймовірність плутанини між вашою торговою маркою та іншою торговою маркою. Ви самі вирішуєте, подавати заяву чи ні після проведення обшуку».
Це допоможе вам у майбутньому.
Справа в тому, чому ви зареєстрували shopify.ai
Вам не потрібно мені на це відповідати... але в цьому суть.
I don't seem to be using the domain name to harm the company Shopify, nor do I interfere with their trademark.>What are you going to do?
Not use the domain in a way that would infringe on the trademark.
A quick google search reveals that "There are 1,019 live Shopify stores in Ukraine.":I can say with confidence that in my locality, where the population is larger than in Anguilla, no one has heard of this Canadian company
Since the term, as shown above, is more or less known in Ukraine in connection with the Canadian business, your TM application would likely be denied. It appears that this exact situation is described in Ukranian law:Can I register "Shopify" trademark for confectionery products in Ukraine?
You cannot. It is not how UDRP works. "Canadian entity" is a technical body though. They do not decide. It all depends on a panelist, and you should expect that a single panelist would be located in a third country (this is how UDRP providers normally set the things, exactly to eliminate questions like yours). Of course you may pay for 3 members panel and would therefore be able to suggest panelists, but it makes no sense in this case.I consider it unfair for a dispute between a Canadian entity and a non-Canadian entity to be held in a Canadian entity. This should be considered in a neutral country. How can I withdraw?