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    Trade Mark issue

    A few weeks ago I've registered a domain name with a possible huge TM issue. At that time I did not realize this but now I want to undo this somehow.

    Can anybody give me advice of how to get rid of the domain name so I don't have to worry about it anymore

    Thanks in advance!

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    Some registrars permit deletion of domain registrations. If it is not clear from your registrar's website, then contact their support people to ask how the registration may be deleted.
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    For my registrar only within the first three days :(
    So I need another way to do this...

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    Sell it cheap just to get rid of it.

    Mike

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    Does selling cuts you free legally???

    Please some professional laywer advice on this!

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    I had this situation happen to me - and it involved one of the biggest companies on the Internet. They sent me a good old C&D type letter and it basically told me to not use the name - and not try to sell it. After contacting them - they didn't ask me to give them the name - they just asked that I let the name expire.

    So I am - and it's the right thing to do.

    Don't stress over this. As long as you don't have bad intentions and try to use the name for something you shouldn't - just let it expire when it comes time to renew - and that will be the end of it. They are not going to come after you as long as you don't ever do anything with the name and just let it expire.

    Of course - there are cases that are worth fighting for - but unless you really think the name is worth the cost of legal fees and are confident that you can win - just let it go.

    Chalk it up to experience. A lesson learned!
    Last edited by NamePopper.com; 07-07-2003 at 10:27 AM.

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    Originally posted by NamePopper.com
    I had this situation happen to me - and it involved one of the biggest companies on the Internet. They sent me a good old C&D type letter and it basically told me to not use the name - and not try to sell it.
    eBay?
    Profoundly influenced by #Bauhaus, Nameslave unrepentantly embraces Minimalism in his #multimedia portfolio. His early works include an experimental adaptation of Chekhov’s Cherry Orchard using the #Minimalist method inspired at least partly by the music of Robert Fripp. His totally irrelevant M.Ed. dissertation examines Organizational Culture and Change Management.

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    No comment.

    By the way - the people at eBay/PayPal are really great people.

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    "Does selling cuts you free legally???"

    No. Not in the U.S. I have seen situations where a TM owner went after a person who sold a domain name for damages, even when the seller no longer had the domain name.

    "Please some professional laywer advice on this!"

    Send me the address for your bill.
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    A big thanks to all for replying. I already have solved the issue with my registar now

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    I registered a couple names earlier this year.

    I realized that it could be a TM problem. So, I asked
    Enom to delete them.

    And, they came back and said that they could not
    give me a refund because it was longer than 5 days.

    I said I didn't care nor requested a refund.
    I had to fax them authorization to do it.

    So, they immediately removed them from my acct.
    And, set them for delete.

    I think they thought I was nuts.

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