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domaingenius

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A friend of mine has just been served a DRS (this is the .co.uk procedure).
The domain is along the lines "TREWEF.co.uk" . There are 2 complainants, one having rights in "TRE" and other having rights in "WEf" . They say they are in process of merging and company will be called TRE-WEf (note with the hyphen). (note also the lower case f that makes it disctinctive.

I have a parking page for the planned new company site called " tangible Residis ergo welter ergo fallis" .

How best to proceed and defend against this illegitimate attempt to take my only domain name ?.

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One thing I don't understand is, at the top you say the bottom, your only domain.

Have you consulted a lawyer?
 

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One thing I don't understand is, at the top you say the bottom, your only domain.

Have you consulted a lawyer?

Hmm, well maybe a few more than 1. Nope no lawyers as theyre all too expensive.

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How much do you think this domain is worth? Like if it's not worth all that much, than why are you so worried?
 

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How much do you think this domain is worth? Like if it's not worth all that much, than why are you so worried?

Im not too worried, just if I win the DRS then it is worth much more than before the DRS.

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It seems a certain someone heard of a possible merger of 2 companies, registered a domain and is creating some sort of fake site to try to establish rights in hopes of winning a DRS and sell it to the new "company" for lots of money. ( I bet I'm close on this :) )

Anyway, creating a real developed site could help you in the long run. It will help further that a business was already established using the name you mentioned (what ever that is) prior to registration of the domain. This means you had rights at the time of registration and not trying to pull a fast one.

BTW- Your original post says "a friend" and then you say "...if I win the DRS..." consistancy helps too :)
 

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It seems a certain someone heard of a possible merger of 2 companies, registered a domain and is creating some sort of fake site to try to establish rights in hopes of winning a DRS and sell it to the new "company" for lots of money. ( I bet I'm close on this :) )

Anyway, creating a real developed site could help you in the long run. It will help further that a business was already established using the name you mentioned (what ever that is) prior to registration of the domain. This means you had rights at the time of registration and not trying to pull a fast one.

BTW- Your original post says "a friend" and then you say "...if I win the DRS..." consistancy helps too :)

Lol, close I guess !. Yes got to watch such slips !. I know someone who probably resides on here also ,sold the .coms x 2 to them !

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