Big companies cybersquat to

Whois-Search · 02-12-2006, 01:34:58 AM

How many examples can you find of Big Companies cybersquatting each other's brands? Especially so called "generic" terms with "secondary meaning".

Sony v Coors reef.co.uk (also suspended)

RHM Frozen Foods Limited v Tiffany UK tiffany.co.uk

bb99 · 02-12-2006, 09:24:11 AM

I know this "secondary meaning" stuff has been raised before and mentioned in a handful of DRS cases but can you give me a non-technical definition of it?

Fanks

grandin · 02-12-2006, 09:53:37 AM

My understanding of secondary meaning is this:-

Take a word or collection of words that describes your trade. Trade under it, spend millions of pounds building up substantial good will in the name....if you lucky you can protect the mark against others who later want to use the mark in the same trade even though it describes the trade.

Lee

deconstruction · 02-12-2006, 10:54:09 PM

Not sure why RHM Frozen Foods Limited would reg tiffany.co.uk

i am quite sure however that Reef is signed to sonys sister label S2.

02-12-2006, 01:34:58 AM	#1 (permalink)
Whois-Search Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Swad.com Posts: 1,480 No Classified Ratings Domain Trader Rating: (100% / 2)	Big companies cybersquat to How many examples can you find of Big Companies cybersquatting each other's brands? Especially so called "generic" terms with "secondary meaning". Sony v Coors reef.co.uk (also suspended) RHM Frozen Foods Limited v Tiffany UK tiffany.co.uk __________________ Andrew Bennett - www.whois-search.com Linkedin: http://uk.linkedin.com/in/andrewgbennett

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bb99 Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,547 No Classified Ratings Domain Trader Rating: (100% / 4)	I know this "secondary meaning" stuff has been raised before and mentioned in a handful of DRS cases but can you give me a non-technical definition of it? Fanks __________________ Droppr - finely tuned .uk dropcatching for Nominet members Gazebo \| Flyers, Postcards \| Tree Surveys \| Dent Repairs Leeds \| Poster Printing

02-12-2006, 09:53:37 AM	#3 (permalink)
grandin Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 1,273 No Classified Ratings Domain Trader Rating: (100% / 26)	Meaning My understanding of secondary meaning is this:- Take a word or collection of words that describes your trade. Trade under it, spend millions of pounds building up substantial good will in the name....if you lucky you can protect the mark against others who later want to use the mark in the same trade even though it describes the trade. Lee __________________ Buy To Let Mortgages Buy To Let mortgages Discount Mortgages landlord insurance student loan Commercial Mortgages Fixed Mortgages UK Hotels UK Holidays

02-12-2006, 10:54:09 PM	#4 (permalink)
deconstruction Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 1,550 No Classified Ratings Domain Trader Rating: (100% / 51)	Not sure why RHM Frozen Foods Limited would reg tiffany.co.uk i am quite sure however that Reef is signed to sonys sister label S2. __________________ Rooms wanted \| London Flats to share \| Flat shares \| Student Accommodation \| Flatshare \| Quadrathlon \| Flatshare \| Rooms to let

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