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**Diogenes** · 02-14-2003, 02:57 PM

i bought an expired domain that used to be an AAA auto club. It has AAA in the name. However, AAA says their name is trademarked and doesn't like it.

I have clearly labeled that we are not AAA.

Will i be able to hold unto the name, since it does contain AAA, and i do have a competing insurance product on the website?

D.

**draqon** · 02-14-2003, 03:23 PM

no, you will lose very quickly. The UDRP is explicity designed for the purpose of taking domains away from people who are so blatantly misusing them.

**Ari Goldberger** · 02-14-2003, 03:24 PM

Provided it is made clear that there is no association between you and the American Automobile Association, you may be entitled to make nominative use of the domain name even if you are profiting from such use. Depends on what the domain name is and what your web site says. However, I do not recommend that you specifically identify the domain name in public.

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Diogenes Gold Lifetime Member Last Online: 02-15-2006 01:40 PM iTrader: (0) Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 95 DNF$: 263	nasty cease and desist letter i bought an expired domain that used to be an AAA auto club. It has AAA in the name. However, AAA says their name is trademarked and doesn't like it. I have clearly labeled that we are not AAA. Will i be able to hold unto the name, since it does contain AAA, and i do have a competing insurance product on the website? D.

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Ari Goldberger Platinum Lifetime Member Last Online: 08-05-2008 02:45 PM iTrader: (0) Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 142 DNF$: 359 Location: New Jersey	Provided it is made clear that there is no association between you and the American Automobile Association, you may be entitled to make nominative use of the domain name even if you are profiting from such use. Depends on what the domain name is and what your web site says. However, I do not recommend that you specifically identify the domain name in public. __________________ Ari Goldberger http://ESQwire.com

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draqon Platinum Lifetime Member Last Online: 08-31-2007 01:35 AM iTrader: (0) Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 1,140 DNF$: 3,049 Location: Wisconsin	no, you will lose very quickly. The UDRP is explicity designed for the purpose of taking domains away from people who are so blatantly misusing them.

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