what should she do?

[methods]

a close friend of mine got a domain for a pet supply site about 2 months ago and just realized that someone has the same name but in a foreign ext. and the name is trademarked, i mean you cant even look at the whois, says its protected by copyright.

what should she do email them to surrender hers or what?

[Mr Webname]

Originally Posted by methods

you cant even look at the whois, says its protected by copyright.

Are you sure that's not just a type of "proxy" or "private" whois, unrelated to TM?

[methods]

Originally Posted by Mr Webname

Are you sure that's not just a type of "proxy" or "private" whois, unrelated to TM?

its not like a whois guard if thats what you mean... it says word fro word:

Rights restricted by copyright
Restricted rights. Except for agreed Internet operational purposes, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, recording, or otherwise, without prior permission of the Stichting Internet Domeinregistratie Nederland on behalf of the copyright holders. Any use of this material to target advertising or similar activities is explicitly forbidden and will be prosecuted. The Stichting Internet Domeinregistratie Nederland requests to be notified of any such activities or suspicions thereof.

then if you type the domain name in it says active...thats it..

[theparrot]

IM me the names and I will take a look for you.

[methods]

Originally Posted by theparrot

IM me the names and I will take a look for you.

Originally Posted by methods

as much as id like to i am not at liberty to do so, it isnt my domain and I promised her I would not release that info, shes a little freaked out to say the least.

i am just trying to figure out i guess:

are trademarks international?

should she contact them and offer to surrender hers and / or see if theres even an issue?

or should she get a lawyer? or do nothing?

got an answer via pm .... thanks