Aiden Roberts

Was watching rbk.co.uk which was mean't to drop on the 29/10 but it never did in fact it still shows as dropping on the 29/10 today? I know this is one of the biggest TM on the planet but can they stop it from dropping or is that the registrars decision. Obviously I don't want to buy it I just want too know how it all works?

Reading other posts it looks like the registrar or nom can prevent the drop; is that correct?

Thanks

Aiden

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Edwin

TM for what?

Aiden Roberts

Reebok in all kinds of categories.

js1

@Aidan

It won’t drop, quite typical of this Registrar / Registrant, a member on here I believe and a nice fella

http://tinyurl.com/5w34f5v

http://www.acorndomains.co.uk/genera...-dropping.html

Edwin

Interesting - never heard of that until now (of course I know "Reebok"!)

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Aiden Roberts

Oh good I must have learned something then as I remembered to check the TM.

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woopwoop

Reebok have a claim to rbk but they aren't the only ones.

The way I feel about TMs is that if you have to look in the tm db then it is probably a safe domain to own.

I have a friend who started a sandwich shop and sized his sandwiches as footlong. When I brought up subway's tm, he said that they only have it registered in the US - but if it's commonly used by them in they UK, he would still be infringing on their unregistered tm for which they have protection for.

This is because for it to be a tm it must be used in trade (regardless of whether it's registered or not). You have very strong trademarks that aren't registered (unregistered trademark protection) and you have very weak registsered trademarks that have lost registered trademark protection.

I'm not saying that Reebok have a weak tm in rbk, but remember they only have that protection in sports apparel. Rbk could be used in so many other areas.

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Aiden Roberts

I had a look at the TM and they seem to have a number of categories and obviously many sports related, as you say there are a number of other RBK marks which when all taken together limit the use considerably. I think it is sensible to stay away from TM's as it just isn't worth the potential hassle. If I had a definite buyer or brilliant idea for a site where only that name would do then maybe I would consider it but without those prerequisite's I just think it's better to leave them alone and move on to the next opportunity.

Regs

Aiden

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woopwoop

I hear what you are saying. But for me there isn't a trademark in the world that would put me off buying (or going after) an LLL.co.uk

Mainly because the value and reason for buying has nothing to do with the trademark holder


Basically I don't believe that 3 letters can be locked up in a trademark. just like a dictionary word can't be locked up in a tm.

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Aiden Roberts

I can't disagree with you but I just wonder is it worth the distraction if they decide to challenge the name, I can see the potential benefit out weighing the potential loss.

If it drops and if I was to catch it then I would worry about it then or just add it to it's little .org.uk brother which is mine. It is just sitting there in Nom account whilst I figure out what I am going to do with it

Cheers

Aiden

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