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Hi everyone,
My question is about the "possible" legal issues regarding a domain name I'd like to register. Well, here's the situation :
The name is a generic one, (actually it is as generic as "singles dating services"), nevertheless someone managed to register it as a "standard character mark" by Uspto. Big Bravo! Well, the type of the mark is "service mark", and the type of the registration is "supplemental". There's no "design plus words, letters,and/or numbers" part, as there is also no "No claim is made to the exclusive right to use ..." disclaimer - "standard character mark", and that's it!
The company own's the .com version of the domain (which is also registered separately), but other gtld and cctld's are being used actively by some other companies. I'm planning to get the exact name in a cctld (not my own country's cctld) just like many others did. Of course I won't promote the domain to that company - lol - , I might even not list the domain for sale, nor I want to park it. Do you think it would be still dangerous ? Cause I read that a "supplemental" mark holder is still permitted to sue for trademark infringements.
I'd appreciate a specialist's advise, or an experienced domainer's point of view - but only regarding with this specific issue please. I mean, please don't post something like "oh, don't take ferraridotcom, otherwise you'll get in big trouble", 'cause this is a specific case :imho: (I HOPE).
Thanks in advance,
Dorian.
My question is about the "possible" legal issues regarding a domain name I'd like to register. Well, here's the situation :
The name is a generic one, (actually it is as generic as "singles dating services"), nevertheless someone managed to register it as a "standard character mark" by Uspto. Big Bravo! Well, the type of the mark is "service mark", and the type of the registration is "supplemental". There's no "design plus words, letters,and/or numbers" part, as there is also no "No claim is made to the exclusive right to use ..." disclaimer - "standard character mark", and that's it!
The company own's the .com version of the domain (which is also registered separately), but other gtld and cctld's are being used actively by some other companies. I'm planning to get the exact name in a cctld (not my own country's cctld) just like many others did. Of course I won't promote the domain to that company - lol - , I might even not list the domain for sale, nor I want to park it. Do you think it would be still dangerous ? Cause I read that a "supplemental" mark holder is still permitted to sue for trademark infringements.
I'd appreciate a specialist's advise, or an experienced domainer's point of view - but only regarding with this specific issue please. I mean, please don't post something like "oh, don't take ferraridotcom, otherwise you'll get in big trouble", 'cause this is a specific case :imho: (I HOPE).
Thanks in advance,
Dorian.
