How to Protect Your 3 Character Domain Names - Domain Name Wire

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How to Protect Your 3 Character Domain Names
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[krossat]

3. File for a trademark once #2 is done.
Of course, doing this doesn’t prevent you from receiving a UDRP letter. Consider the case of Ace.com and Ace.us. The best I can tell, this domain has been used for a legitimate business for many years. The owner of the sites, WebMagic Ventures, even has a trademark for the term “Ace”.

Nice article, but just one problem. What if the owner of the domain doesent reside in US?
In that case, can he/she file for a TM in his own country for a .com or is there an alternative?

 

[sudesh]

I assume this will be applicable for the 2 Character domains too. Well, if then and if one paid a lump some to obtain the domain, how can he/she earn it back, with the sample site, not pointing to a PPC site?? Can someone educate me on this pl??

 

[domain newbie]

i think the best to protect is to

put on some mini site, with whatever acronym you can make not related to that co in question, fill up with content and move to Swiss registry, im doing just that in the mean time

 

[krossat]

hmm moving to a swiss registry, does that help? i mean .com's still are governed by a US body isnt it?
If someone files for a UDRP, arent they still gonna come after your domain, regardless of where the registry is??

 

[austinandrew]

UDRP is "universal", but you can claim a trademark in any country I believe.

When I looked for three character cases, I saw a couple two character ones as well -- scary! Let's not forget about <a href="http://domainnamewire.com/2006/12/04/louis-vuitton-loses-case-for-lvcom/">LV.com</a>...

 

[domain newbie]

hmm moving to a swiss registry, does that help? i mean .com's still are governed by a US body isnt it?
If someone files for a UDRP, arent they still gonna come after your domain, regardless of where the registry is??

at least the registry wont give it away without the legal action, as some US registries did

 

[VTEC]

ok, but what if I want to trademark my domain and there is already a trademarked company using the same LLL shortcut.... ? sorry a bit confused...

 

[austinandrew]

Multiple companies can have the same trademark or service mark for a different "class" of goods or services.

 

[VTEC]

Multiple companies can have the same trademark or service mark for a different "class" of goods or services.

Thank you