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The basic cost of a domain name is about $90.Originally Posted by companyone
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Mercury Interactive buys mercury.com domain name for $1.1m
Mercury Interactive paid $700,000 in cash, plus $400,000 in equipment, services, and technical support.
http://new.globes.co.il/serveen/glob...779282&fid=942
Dan
The basic cost of a domain name is about $90.
Zero Accomplisher and .mobi millionaire
Selling a registered trademark - sounds like they haggled over the price - obviously cybersquatters.
They should have taken it corrupt WIPO UDRP - they could have got it for a couple of grand ;-)
Mercury is a generic word. I don't think they would have won at wipo. Many companies use Mercury in its name. Another big company that comes to mind is Mercury Marine.
RMF
RMF> I don't think they would have won at wipo.
SO - WIPO do not take words and initials (that can LAWFULLY be used by MANY others) away from their legal owner?
I suggest you read WIPO decisions.
I know it happens. I just don't think they would win with this domain.
RMF
I suggest you read nhn.com thread in Legal forum:
As is quite usual - the defendant tried to prevent NHN Corporation overreaching mark by changing use of the domain.
The defendant was doing nothing illegal with the domain.
Even Dan said, "Would I have ruled against them if I were a panelist? Probably not, as the intials have inherent legitimate uses up the wazoo."
This is the *absolute crux* of the matter.
The Complainant KNEW that "the intials have inherent legitimate uses up the wazoo".
They even offered $50,000 for the Domain Name.
That did not work - so they then tried corrupt UN WIPO's UDRP - and succeeded.
http://www.dnforum.com/showthread.ph...583#post340583
Some intelligent people on the forum have trouble in understanding what the *absolute crux* is ;-)
Last edited by Garry Anderson; 03-12-2004 at 04:44 AM.
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