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**Garry Anderson** · 08-21-2004, 04:22 AM

NameDropper> "A company shouldn't have to defensively register every possible variant of every trademark they own. Between typos and combinations with other words and phrases, it's impossible to register them all."

I agree 100% Dan - doing so would amount to a tax on trademarks - for the benefit of registrars.

"Yes, it's their fault they didn't renew, but it still doesn't excuse someone else registering it to try to infringe upon the trademark."

Given that this is a "common three-letter combination" (as described by honourable panelist David E. Sorkin) - just how exactly had the legal holder of domain infringed upon the trademark?

Please tell us - how did the legal holder of domain try to infringe into the area of mobile telecommunications?

08-21-2004, 04:22 AM	#8 (permalink)
Garry Anderson Gold Lifetime Member Last Online: 10-04-2008 03:07 PM iTrader: (0) Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 327 DNF$: 1,269 Location: UK Country:	Re: WIPO - bad flip-flops on the 3-letter issue NameDropper> "A company shouldn't have to defensively register every possible variant of every trademark they own. Between typos and combinations with other words and phrases, it's impossible to register them all." I agree 100% Dan - doing so would amount to a tax on trademarks - for the benefit of registrars. "Yes, it's their fault they didn't renew, but it still doesn't excuse someone else registering it to try to infringe upon the trademark." Given that this is a "common three-letter combination" (as described by honourable panelist David E. Sorkin) - just how exactly had the legal holder of domain infringed upon the trademark? Please tell us - how did the legal holder of domain try to infringe into the area of mobile telecommunications? Last edited by Garry Anderson; 08-21-2004 at 04:32 AM..