domain Website for selling chargers for Apple devices

[bobmango]

Apple is no longer shipping chargers with the Iphone, iwatch etc. so I'm hoping to hear what you guys think about starting a website selling third party apple chargers.

 

[tupungato]

If you use this domain to sell Apple chargers, it is infringing on the trademark. No reasonable business would buy this domain. I dare you. Find a respectable established store selling Apple stuff with "apple" in domain name.

 

[bobmango]

If you use this domain to sell Apple chargers, it is infringing on the trademark. No reasonable business would buy this domain. I dare you. Find a respectable established store selling Apple stuff with "apple" in domain name.

That's not true. The world Apple is not trademarked. And as long as you sell third party only, you are good to go. I did my research my man.

 

[tupungato]

https://www.uspto.gov/page/about-trademark-infringement

First sentence:
What is trademark infringement?
Trademark infringement is the unauthorized use of a trademark or service mark on or in connection with goods and/or services in a manner that is likely to cause confusion, deception, or mistake about the source of the goods and/or services.

Here you can find Apple's trademark registration: http://tmsearch.uspto.gov/bin/showfield?f=doc&state=4804:oelu8i.9.39 / Edit: can see that the session for this link expired, the trademark serial number 87628828 is what you are interested in

The word Apple is trademarked in the U.S. when relating to many things, chargers are one of things listed in the active trademark.

.com domains are governed by American law and I guarantee that if Apple Inc wants this domain, they can seize it almost immediately. Therefore no one will buy it.

 

[bobmango]

There is no mention of chargers on apple tm list on their own website. Only computer peripherals. Phone chargers aren't computer peripherals.

But I guess this is a classic case were opinions differ and the court system is the true decider.

 

[tupungato]

Apple's own website is not a source from the point of law. Only United States Patent and Trademark Office.
It's impossible to reliably link to specific trademarks, but you can look up trademark 87628828.

Here is an excerpt:

Word Mark APPLE
Goods and Services IC 009. US 021 023 026 036 038. G & S: Computers; computer hardware; computer hardware in the nature of consumer electronic devices; handheld computers; tablet computers; telecommunications apparatus and instruments, namely, wireless receivers in the form of jewelry, and speakers, microphones, and headsets for use with mobile phones; telephones; mobile telephones; smartphones; wireless communication devices for the transmission of voice, data, images, audio, video, and multimedia content; wireless communication devices for the transmission of voice, data, images, audio, video, and multimedia content, namely, electronic voice command and recognition and remote control devices for controlling and monitoring consumer electronics devices, lighting, appliances, thermostats, heating and air conditioning systems, alarm and home security and surveillance systems, smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, door and window locks and latches, and home automation systems; network communication apparatus, namely, mobile and wearable digital electronic devices for the sending and receiving of text, data, audio, image, and video files across networks; handheld digital electronic devices capable of providing access to the internet and for the sending, receiving, and storing telephone calls, electronic mail, and other digital data; wearable computer hardware in the nature of wearable computers and consumer electronic devices; wearable digital electronic devices capable of providing access to the internet, for sending, receiving and storing of telephone calls, electronic mail, and other digital data; smartwatches; wearable activity trackers; electronic book readers; computer software, namely, a full line of computer software for business, home, education, entertainment, wellness, and developer use; computer software for collecting data for medical research; computer software for collecting data for medical research, namely, computer software used to collect, measure, analyze, and track data for sleep research, computer software used for promoting sleep hygiene, healthy living, and general health; computer software for collecting, analyzing, and reporting data on physiological health; computer software for collecting, analyzing, and reporting data on physiological health, namely, computer software and software applications for mobile devices used for collection and analysis of variables related to sleep, general well-being, health and environmental variables in the nature of temperature, air quality, and ambient noise during sleep; computer software for setting up, configuring, operating and controlling computers, computer peripherals, mobile devices, mobile telephones, smartwatches, wearable devices, earphones, headphones, set top boxes, audio and video players and recorders, home theatre systems, and entertainment systems; computer software for operating and controlling mobile devices, namely, downloadable augmented reality software for use in mobile devices for integrating electronic data with real world environments for the purpose of determining the size of objects, automatically detecting object dimensions, measuring distance, straightening vertical objects, and leveling surfaces; application development software; computer game software; downloadable audio files and multimedia files featuring musical, video, and audio-video entertainment; computer peripheral devices; computer peripheral devices, namely, input devices for computers and handheld mobile digital electronic devices; peripheral devices for computers, mobile telephones, mobile electronic devices, wearable electronic devices, smartwatches, earphones, headphones, set top boxes, and audio and video players and recorders, namely, computers, mobile telephones, mobile electronic devices, wearable electronic devices, smartwatches, smartwatch bands, smartwatch straps, earphones, headphones, set top boxes, audio and video players and recorders, home theatre systems, handheld computers, smartphones, wearable activity trackers, monitors, display screens, virtual and augmented reality displays and controllers, biometric identification and authentication apparatus, cameras, keyboards, mice, printers, audio speakers, audio amplifiers and receivers, digital voice recorders and electronic voice recognition apparatus, tracking devices for use in detecting physiological conditions indicative of a user's sleep cycle, sleep patterns and general wellness; wearable peripherals for use with computers, mobile telephones, mobile electronic devices, smartwatches, earphones, headphones, set top boxes, and audio and video players and recorders, namely, wearable computers, wearable consumer electronic devices, wearable digital electronic devices capable of providing access to the internet, for sending, receiving and storing of telephone calls, electronic mail, and other digital data, smartwatches, smartwatch bands, smartwatch straps, earphones, headphones, audio and video players and recorders, handheld computers, smartphones, wearable activity trackers, accelerometers, altimeters, distance measuring apparatus, distance recording apparatus, pedometers, wireless receivers in the form of jewelry, virtual and augmented reality displays and controllers, biometric identification and authentication apparatus, digital voice recorders and electronic voice recognition apparatus; biometric identification and authentication apparatus; accelerometers; altimeters; distance measuring apparatus; distance recording apparatus; pedometers; monitors, display screens, virtual and augmented reality displays and controllers; optical goods, namely, optical disc drives, optical scanners, and optical readers; cameras; flashes for cameras; keyboards, mice, mouse pads, printers, disk drives, and hard drives; sound recording and reproducing apparatus; digital audio and video players and recorders; audio speakers; audio speakers, namely, voice-controlled smart audio speakers with virtual personal assistant capabilities; audio amplifiers and receivers; digital voice recorders and electronic voice recognition apparatus; electronic voice recognition apparatus, namely, electronic voice command and recognition home automation hubs comprised of voice-activated speakers, computer hardware, and software for controlling networked devices in the internet of things (IoT), operating internet-enabled and connected lighting apparatus and home security alarms, appliances, thermostats, heating and air conditioning systems, alarm and home security and surveillance systems, smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, door and window locks and latches, and home automation systems; earphones; headphones; microphones; set top boxes; radios; radio transmitters and receivers; global positioning systems (GPS devices); electric navigational instruments; electronic navigational and positioning apparatus and instruments; remote controls for controlling computers, mobile telephones, mobile electronic devices, wearable electronic devices, smartwatches, earphones, headphones, audio and video players and recorders, televisions, set top boxes, speakers, amplifiers, home theatre systems, and entertainment systems; wearable devices for controlling computers, mobile telephones, mobile electronic devices, smart watches, earphones, headphones, audio and video players and recorders, televisions, set top boxes, speakers, amplifiers, home theatre systems, and entertainment systems, namely, wearable computers, wearable consumer electronic devices, wearable digital electronic devices capable of providing access to the internet, for sending, receiving and storing of telephone calls, electronic mail, and other digital data, smartwatches, smartwatch bands, smartwatch straps, earphones, headphones, audio and video players and recorders, handheld computers, smartphones, wearable activity trackers, distance measuring apparatus, distance recording apparatus, wireless receivers in the form of jewelry, virtual and augmented reality displays and controllers, biometric identification and authentication apparatus, digital voice recorders and electronic voice recognition apparatus; data storage apparatus in the nature of computer hardware, consumer electronic devices, computer hardware for data backup, computer memory hardware, mobile and wearable digital electronic devices for the storage of text, data, audio, image, and video files, set top boxes, and blank computer storage media; batteries; battery chargers; electrical and electronic connectors, couplers, wires, cables, chargers, docks, docking stations, and adapters for use with computers, mobile telephones, handheld computers, computer peripherals, mobile telephones, mobile electronic devices, wearable electronic devices, smartwatches, earphones, headphones, audio and video players and recorders, and set top boxes; interactive touchscreens; interfaces for computers, computer screens, mobile telephones, mobile electronic devices, wearable electronic devices, smartwatches, televisions, set top boxes, and audio and video players and recorders; covers, bags, cases, sleeves, straps and lanyards for computers, mobile telephones, mobile electronic devices, wearable electronic devices, smartwatches, earphones, headphones, set top boxes, and audio and video players and recorders; electronic agendas; dictating machines; measuring apparatus, namely, apparatus for use in measuring heart rhythm, sensors for scientific use to be worn by a human to gather human biometric data, computer hardware for use in taking electrocardiograms, handheld computers for use in integrating electronic data with real world environments for the purpose of determining the size of objects, automatically detecting object dimensions, measuring distance, straightening vertical objects, and leveling surfaces; measuring apparatus in the nature of electric or electronic sensors used to measure, collect and track general well-being, sleep patterns, sleep quality, respiration movements, heart rate, limb movements, and movement activity during sleep; measuring apparatus in the nature of electric or electronic sensors used to measure, collect and track environmental variables, namely, temperature and air quality; measuring apparatus in the nature of measuring, detecting and monitoring instruments, indicators and controllers for use in detecting physiological conditions indicative of a user's sleep cycle, sleep patterns and general wellness; remote controls for computers, smartwatches, mobile phones, portable and handheld digital electronic devices, televisions, set top boxes, audio, video, and media players, game players, entertainment systems, home theater systems, video monitors, home appliances, and consumer electronic devices and displays

 

[bobmango]

You have convinced me. Thank you.

 

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