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Register Today on DNForum IT'S FREE!Ok, I believe I made a gigantic mistake a little over 16 hours ago.
I regged a domain that I am 99.2% sure is a TM.
Can anyone point me to a free and easy to navigate site that I simply place a name and it tells me If it is TMd?
some 'free' sites on the net tell you basically any word is TMd.
Also, since it was a mistake (overworked, and I placed too many backorders), what is the best way to del with this?
Should I contact the company and offer it to them (obviously with an apology and for free)?
Or what? How can I get rid of it?
This company makes microsoft look like a dwarf...
they are using .com/.us/.info although .net/.org/.biz are owned by different people pointing to PPC sites.
Thanks!
Seek... And you shall Find
If it is a new reg. Then, contact the registrar and instruct them to delete it.
If it is not a new reg., you can still instruct the registrar to delete it.
I suggest you stay away from the "giant".
I just regged it apx. 18 hours ago, so it is brand new (it was a drop).
Who do I contact to delete it the registry itself (for exampe versign) or the registrar that I got it from?
thanks!
Seek... And you shall Find
Contact the registrar.
I instructed Enom last year to delete a .net and .org
But, it was more than 30 days old.
So, they kept saying, "we can not give you a refund".
I didn't care. I just wanted to get rid of the names quickly.
(We all make mistakes!)
Unfortunately, they had to take it thru the delete process.
RGP, etc.
thanks.
oh boy, If it goes through all that process, then I am headed for trouble.
I wish there was an 'instant' drop bottom
Maybe contacting the company and telling them it was a mistake and offering a gift to them?
I had like 40 domains on backorder, and I didnt carefully look over the list...
Seek... And you shall Find
Seeker,
No. It does not go thru the normal drop procedure if it is less
than 5 days old.
If you "Act Now".
ok, thanks!
Didnt know that.
I will act right now!![]()
Seek... And you shall Find
phewwwww....
domain deleted, and I even got a refund!!!
Seek... And you shall Find
Good job![]()
Which TLD did you reg?
.biz
how dumb could I get right?
The thing is I added it in a large list of other domains with other TLDs and didnt even notice it.
the .net and .org are 1 parked at ppc and the other at GoDaddy.
I feel sorry for the owners as they probably have no idea who their dealing with. Of course everyone has heard of 'them', they are *everywhere* but not everyone knows there are trademark laws with domains.
Seek... And you shall Find
Why make big deal out of it?
If they call you, you just hand over domain to them, and thats all.
If not, let it expire next year.
The truth is that their "first contact" with you could well be a court summons (not a "cease and desist" letter), and you don't even have the chance to just surrender.Originally Posted by dax
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.
Registration of a name that is trademarked is not by default considered illegal; bad faith motive has to be established - this takes attempting to 1) sell products or services similar to the ones offered by the TM holder 2) or offering the domain for sale to the TM holder.Originally Posted by dax
Last edited by Acro; 06-11-2004 at 09:54 AM.
Don't I know!Originally Posted by nameslave
In my case, the alleged first e-mail (cease and desist), never arrived, the first I knew was when the UDRP case had been initiated!
Yes, I think its best not to take a chance in these situations...
Seek... And you shall Find
They can't just take you to court without proper reasoning, they must try first to establish contact with you. In the end it's only reasonable they give you a chance to settle out of court. Where you could have just said simply ok take it! Surely???
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