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charlie · 10-09-2009, 02:32:07 PM

anyone watching the current brandname pen auction on sedo? current bid �2k surely this is an obvious brand name abuse?
Auction Detail-Sedo.co.uk
2k is a big openning bid?

dotNetFreak · 10-09-2009, 02:43:33 PM

I noticed it the other day... Will be interesting to see who buys it!

fish · 10-09-2009, 02:59:36 PM

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Originally Posted by charlie

anyone watching the current brandname pen auction on sedo? current bid �2k surely this is an obvious brand name abuse?
Auction Detail-Sedo.co.uk
2k is a big openning bid?

someone is into pens

this one is currently at �1k - ballpointpens.co.uk

GreyWing · 10-09-2009, 03:03:55 PM

surely the parker pens is a waste of money, surely a tm and if it is parker than is bidding, why not just drs it?

Strange one all round

FagEnd · 10-09-2009, 03:06:32 PM

Sedo don't care about TM... They lay the blame on the person owning/parking/selling..

Only when it heats up will they do something... eg.. recently they banned a load of windows domains.... eg citynameWindows etc..

Sedo are useless, I've said this for years and I still agree with myself.

charlie · 10-09-2009, 03:35:44 PM

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Originally Posted by FagEnd

Sedo don't care about TM... They lay the blame on the person owning/parking/selling..

i think they have to receive a complaint from the potential rights owner before doing anything about it. Strange they have no legal obligation to stop such auctions

if i tried to sell "london bridge" for someone i knew didn't have any rights to sell if - surely i'd get done as been involved with the fraud?

retired_member12 · 10-09-2009, 03:54:11 PM

The problem with all these types of issues regarding domain names is that far too few have made it to the courts to form much case law. Therefore it's not entirely Sedos' fault if it isn't in a position to do a great deal about it, unless of course a huge multi-national flexes its legal teams muscles at them.

bensd · 10-09-2009, 03:56:27 PM

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Originally Posted by DoubleTap

The problem with all these types of issues regarding domain names is that far too few have made it to the courts to form much case law. Therefore it's not entirely Sedos' fault if it isn't in a position to do a great deal about it, unless of course a huge multi-national flexes its legal teams muscles at them.

It might not be entirely sedos fault but turning the other cheek when there are blatant tm names being auctioned isn't a great policy in my view.

retired_member12 · 10-09-2009, 04:08:45 PM

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Originally Posted by bensd

It might not be entirely sedos fault but turning the other cheek when there are blatant tm names being auctioned isn't a great policy in my view.

True, but those are issues that are handled by the various dispute resolution services that are in place. It's hardly fair on Sedo to conduct mini DRS type decisions in a matter where TM issues relating to class & use need to be considered. If a domain name is being sold 'blank' (not used), then it could be argued it is unfair to the seller to just pull it from sale when no clear abuse or use has taken place.

DB · 10-09-2009, 08:32:29 PM

The guys whos bidding on them has also been buying "promotional" names to

Just dealt with him yesterday..

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10-09-2009, 02:43:33 PM	#2 (permalink)
dotNetFreak Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 1,411 Classified Rating: 100% (1) Domain Trader Rating: (100% / 125)	I noticed it the other day... Will be interesting to see who buys it!

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FagEnd Banned Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 1,590 No Classified Ratings Domain Trader Rating: (100% / 43)	Sedo don't care about TM... They lay the blame on the person owning/parking/selling.. Only when it heats up will they do something... eg.. recently they banned a load of windows domains.... eg citynameWindows etc.. Sedo are useless, I've said this for years and I still agree with myself.

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retired_member12 Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,510 No Classified Ratings Domain Trader Rating: (0% / 0)	The problem with all these types of issues regarding domain names is that far too few have made it to the courts to form much case law. Therefore it's not entirely Sedos' fault if it isn't in a position to do a great deal about it, unless of course a huge multi-national flexes its legal teams muscles at them.