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Originally Posted by domaingenius Yes ,UNLESS they can show/prove that they were using the domain for that CLASS (trademark class) that you have registered it for. then they could claim prior rights. |
To an extent. If they want to rely on those rights in that same class (TMs are awarded in 42 (43?) classes or areas of activity) then there's an onus on them to oppose the trademark.
It gets much trickier once your TMs been awarded.