Trademark Question

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RdNk_WEB

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Apr 15, 2009

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• May 22, 2009

• #1

Am i in violation of trademark laws/rules if i run and operate a domain that is a common, high traffic, misspelling of a company's original trademark?

 

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havokb8

Guest

• May 22, 2009

• #2

yes, yes you are. I got in pretty nice trouble for doing that a few months ago

 

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RdNk_WEB

Newbie

Apr 15, 2009

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• May 22, 2009
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damn. that's what i figured. oh well. i'll take advantage of the misspelling in other ways.

 

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RalphyBoy

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Jul 19, 2008

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• May 22, 2009

• #4

Yes, I agree, you can also check with a trademark attorney. I did for one domain, and was told the other paty might not like, but I would win. It cost $400 for the legal opinion.

havokb8, just curious, what was the result?

 

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havokb8

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• May 22, 2009

• #5

RalphyBoy said:

Yes, I agree, you can also check with a trademark attorney. I did for one domain, and was told the other paty might not like, but I would win. It cost $400 for the legal opinion.

havokb8, just curious, what was the result?

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Many threats and C&D's from law firms

 

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rampage

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May 1, 2009

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• May 22, 2009

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I've gotten a few complaints for trademark infringement. Google: Anti-Cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act. I got screwed pretty badly with a completely white hat site that was my primary source of income for over 4 years. Normally, the trademark owner will win the case unless you owned the domain before they secured the trademark. If you loose the case, you basically loose the domain.