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**jag5311** · 10-27-2002, 05:02 PM

Is it wrong to email a company that may be in the business similar to a domain I have purchased, and ask them if they are interested in purchasing the domain? I bought pimplemedication.com and have thought about emailing proactive.com if they would be interested in the domain.

Is there anything regarding legal issues i should worry about?

thanks for any info you can provide

bryan

**jberryhill** · 10-27-2002, 08:09 PM

"Is it wrong to email a company that may be in the business similar to a domain I have purchased, and ask them if they are interested in purchasing the domain? "

As a general proposition, there is no single "right" or "wrong" answer to that question. If the company believes it has trademark rights in the name, then such a proposition is asking for trouble.

For "pimplemedication.com", if the company is in the business of pimple medication, then they cannot make a claim to have a trademark on the term, and you would be relatively safe from a claim of cybersquatting.

**jag5311** · 10-27-2002, 08:34 PM

cool, thanks berry.

Do you guys think that domain might have some worth to a company that works in the market of acne solutions?

thanks
bryan

10-27-2002, 05:02 PM	#1 (permalink)
jag5311 Gold Lifetime Member Last Online: 02-19-2006 03:35 PM iTrader: (0) Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 147 DNF$: 190	Is this wrong? Is it wrong to email a company that may be in the business similar to a domain I have purchased, and ask them if they are interested in purchasing the domain? I bought pimplemedication.com and have thought about emailing proactive.com if they would be interested in the domain. Is there anything regarding legal issues i should worry about? thanks for any info you can provide bryan

10-27-2002, 08:09 PM	#2 (permalink)
jberryhill Philadelphia Lawyer Last Online: 09-18-2009 01:17 AM iTrader: (1) Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 2,987 DNF$: 6,350	"Is it wrong to email a company that may be in the business similar to a domain I have purchased, and ask them if they are interested in purchasing the domain? " As a general proposition, there is no single "right" or "wrong" answer to that question. If the company believes it has trademark rights in the name, then such a proposition is asking for trouble. For "pimplemedication.com", if the company is in the business of pimple medication, then they cannot make a claim to have a trademark on the term, and you would be relatively safe from a claim of cybersquatting. __________________ John Berryhill Ph.d., esq. John-AT-johnberryhill.com Please do not send private messages via dnforum.com, email me directly.

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10-27-2002, 08:34 PM	#3 (permalink)
jag5311 Gold Lifetime Member Last Online: 02-19-2006 03:35 PM iTrader: (0) Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 147 DNF$: 190	cool, thanks berry. Do you guys think that domain might have some worth to a company that works in the market of acne solutions? thanks bryan

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