Hi,
I have a DRS from Nominet.
The domain in question is a highly descriptive/generic domain.
I can't reveal the actual domains so will use an example generic domain called - mobilephones.uk
I am 100% certain a trademark has not been and cannot be issued for the domain.
The company who owns mobilephones.co.uk & .com is coming after me for the .uk on the simple grounds my site ranks higher their than theirs in search engines and that when they acquired their .co.uk & .com domains they also bought the unregistered rights for the generic phrase.
Their reason why the registration is abuse,
They bought the unofficial/unregistered rights to the generic phrase.
My website is passing off and confusing visitors with their site. (My site has different colours)
The owner who sold me the .UK inspired me to compete with the companies websites.
Both sites do the same thing, list mobile phones and display adverts/ deals etc.
You may now wonder how I aqcuired the .UK??
The owner of mobilephones.co.uk sold me the .UK in Jan 2015 and then sold .co.uk in Feb 2015 to the company. The company then went on to buy the .com in May 2015.
From what I have read in Google this appears to be reverse domain name hijacking attempt.
Your thoughts on this would be very much appreciated.
Thanks
I have a DRS from Nominet.
The domain in question is a highly descriptive/generic domain.
I can't reveal the actual domains so will use an example generic domain called - mobilephones.uk
I am 100% certain a trademark has not been and cannot be issued for the domain.
The company who owns mobilephones.co.uk & .com is coming after me for the .uk on the simple grounds my site ranks higher their than theirs in search engines and that when they acquired their .co.uk & .com domains they also bought the unregistered rights for the generic phrase.
Their reason why the registration is abuse,
They bought the unofficial/unregistered rights to the generic phrase.
My website is passing off and confusing visitors with their site. (My site has different colours)
The owner who sold me the .UK inspired me to compete with the companies websites.
Both sites do the same thing, list mobile phones and display adverts/ deals etc.
You may now wonder how I aqcuired the .UK??
The owner of mobilephones.co.uk sold me the .UK in Jan 2015 and then sold .co.uk in Feb 2015 to the company. The company then went on to buy the .com in May 2015.
From what I have read in Google this appears to be reverse domain name hijacking attempt.
Your thoughts on this would be very much appreciated.
Thanks