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Old 03-27-2008, 10:31 AM   #34 (permalink)
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ICQ is actually Trademarked in Canada and owned by AOL - ie Time Warner (billion dollar company)

Cira Dispute resolution recently concluded that even a site that does not directly compete with a TM holder can be seem as a "competitor". Not for the product or service, but a "competitor" for web traffic. This precedent is dangerous, and would be used here, so even if you launched a site about "Ice Castles in Quebec"... icq.ca would be competing for traffic with ICQ.com and therefore likely to lose the domain.

Jen
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