Passing off

[bb99]

It's not strictly domain related, but it is dispute related - the following is in today's Yorkshire Post regarding a TM battle between the Las Vagas Bellagio and a small restaurant in Bradford.

http://www.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionID=55&ArticleID=1359268

Talk about using a sledgehammer to crack a nut.

I'm glad I don't own the .co.uk though!

 

[domaingenius]

This explains why : http://webdb1.patent.gov.uk/RightSi...&DMW_INPUTFORM=ibis/ohim.htm&ohimnum=E2382240

 

[retired_member9]

leading lawyers...

"a leading firm of London lawyers - Ols*ang"
where did I hear that.. ?

oh, yea.. I recall - from a 'settlement' pdf in my inbox! =)

so they seem to be extremely kool dealing with TM issues?
I count my chances to stand against them and a well-known Internet giant behind...

the most interesting part is that they want to take domain from me, which they believe is a typo of their TM, while this "typo" itself represents
someone else's *exact* UK trademark.

don't you think this is slightly presumptuous?!

 

[bb99]

don't you think this is slightly presumptuous?!

I'm sure they don't much care, so long as their big internet client pays the bills on time every month. Lawyers....... b*stards the lot of them

 

[retired_member9]

it seems they don't care much.. maybe even not enough to browse TM database before making claims =)

do you think they stand chances to grab someone else's TM from me?? :-Q

 

[domaingenius]

Vizzy, if you care to PM me the details I will happily advise you. What experience do I have ?. Lol, too much ,much too much really. Court of Appeal etc etc etc etc.
DG

 

[retired_member9]

great!
details on the way

 

[domainer]

The case was more about the logo than anything else. Not only had the guy used the same name - his logo was very very very similar to the other Bellagio. This was why they were concerned with passing off.

 

[domainer]

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/02/20/dell_sues_dell_man/

This ones quite worrying though

 

[texidriver]

This explains why : http://webdb1.patent.gov.uk/RightSi...&DMW_INPUTFORM=ibis/ohim.htm&ohimnum=E2382240

DETAILS FOR COMMUNITY TRADE MARK E2382240

"New Application"

not a dun deal?

 

[retired_member6]

Dell can't possibly win can they? since when did Dell do websites? Notice they're not interested in dellimages... there's his defence.

 

[domaingenius]

I was going to say what about "DellBoy" but then I checked whois and saw a familiar name ...Hmm anynews from d.... yet P ?. Least you can go on Eurostar now !.

DG

 

[retired_member6]

Del Boy is one L or at least it should be.