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grantw · 16-10-2007, 08:45:04 PM

Bloody legal issues!!

Some arse in the US owns example.com and has a trademark on the term 'example' but does not have a uk trademark on the term. I own the equivalent .co.uk and he claims I am violating his trademark, even though his domain name has never been used and the trademark was filed months after I registered the .co.uk.

How much weight does the US trademark hold in this sort of situation?

obviously, example.com is an example domain

Thanks, Grant

retired_member9 · 16-10-2007, 09:00:30 PM

Bloody common laws... TM isn't required to demonstrate rights in the name ;(

16-10-2007, 08:45:04 PM	#1 (permalink)
grantw Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 3,597 No Classified Ratings Domain Trader Rating: (100% / 56)	another TM question Bloody legal issues!! Some arse in the US owns example.com and has a trademark on the term 'example' but does not have a uk trademark on the term. I own the equivalent .co.uk and he claims I am violating his trademark, even though his domain name has never been used and the trademark was filed months after I registered the .co.uk. How much weight does the US trademark hold in this sort of situation? obviously, example.com is an example domain Thanks, Grant __________________ Domain Brokerage :: Bulk UK Whois :: Property Insurance

16-10-2007, 09:00:30 PM	#2 (permalink)
retired_member9 Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 532 No Classified Ratings Domain Trader Rating: (80% / 3)	Bloody common laws... TM isn't required to demonstrate rights in the name ;( Last edited by retired_member9; 16-10-2007 at 09:00:47 PM. Reason: tyop

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