TM disclaimer on whois profile

[pixelbugnyc]

i can't recall what domain i saw it under, but when doing a whois search on godaddy recently, the whois information included a blurb that introduced the company that owns the domain. along with a short pitch and mention that they respect TM regulations. does anyone have a sample TM disclaimer that i can use on my domains?

thanks!

 

[acronym007]

Don't think I ever seen that? Maybe they somehow added it in the whois info?

 

[IAmAllanShore]

You want to paint a bullseye on your chest? Why?
-Allan :gl:

 

[pixelbugnyc]

not necessarily a bull's eye on me. more like i am curious of the benefits of registering a domain under a "mycompany.com" as a company as opposed to using my name. to add, is there a benefit to putting a forward impression by using the disclaimer, that the owner of this domain is in fact in the business of buying domains, but under no intentions to break any laws. ie: trademark violations, squatters etc.

 

[IAmAllanShore]

Holy rhetorical question, Batman!

I'm not sure how to answer that. Maybe an analogy?

Putting on a t-shirt that says "I'm trying to scare away the pigeons" while walking down a NY street firing a gun doesn't mean that you're blameless, no?

I can't recall a UDRP where this has come up, and a quick search didn't reveal anything (Other than the respondent's contention that they were not infringing... woo-hoo.).

My gut says: No. I'd love for someone's head to prove my gut wrong.

-Allan

 

[DNQuest.com]

A disclaimer is only as strong as the laws allow. If your disclaimer is not support by law, then it is worthless. Now, selling TMed domain usually equals bad faith, and announcing the domain is a TM... well, I can see an instant loss here.