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Re: managing mycompany.{all iso TLD + icann TLD) ?
From: Doug Barton <dougb () dougbarton us>
Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2006 12:35:26 -0700
Jay R. Ashworth wrote:
Someone's possesion of a domain name contining a string you have a trademark on *in one specific line of business* *does not constitute an infringement of your trademark*. Unless they *use it* *in conjunction with a product or service name* *in the appropriate line of business* *in a jurisdiction where you hold trademark rights*, they're not infringing you, and registering the string in 435 TLD's just to make sure they can't is the worst kind of stupid.
If I can borrow from Randy, I encourage my competitors (and more importantly the competitors of my clients) to operate in the manner you describe. Doug -- If you're never wrong, you're not trying hard enough
Current thread:
- managing mycompany.{all iso TLD + icann TLD) ? Jim Mercer (Jul 24)
- Re: managing mycompany.{all iso TLD + icann TLD) ? David Ulevitch (Jul 24)
- Re: managing mycompany.{all iso TLD + icann TLD) ? Doug Barton (Jul 24)
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- Re: managing mycompany.{all iso TLD + icann TLD) ? Doug Barton (Jul 24)
- Re: managing mycompany.{all iso TLD + icann TLD) ? Jim Mercer (Jul 24)
- Re: managing mycompany.{all iso TLD + icann TLD) ? Doug Barton (Jul 24)
- Re: managing mycompany.{all iso TLD + icann TLD) ? David Ulevitch (Jul 24)