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I do not even know what tl is, but you will loss the name if it is used for anything in the domain business
 

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ecollins said:
I do not even know what tl is, but you will loss the name if it is used for anything in the domain business

Why couldn't he use the name to resell .tl extensions?

AAt first I thought the name was incredible, but in light of your comment that's not so...
 

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Because Register.com will take it from him. You can find it on the

http://fets5.freetranslation.com/?s...ml&username=freetranslation&password=x6ufr0ew

Register.com took Register.com.mx for doing that very same thing. Makes the names worthless unless you are going to turn it into a wedding register or something.

Sexoffender register would be good, if you have the same problems in your country if as we have in the US.
 

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Cool - thanks for the reply....

In that case the trade marks were the words register and register.com which they violated by using the string in that order containing both peices of trademarked information...

register.com.mx

Your probably right, but the word register represents an action or a verb "doing something" ---- unfortunate if their trademark would hold on a verb which represents doing something....

I wonder if anyone has a traemark on "BUY" as in my opinion it would be a similar case....

In this case where the word "register" represents and action and the tld represents what your buyinig, it would be a shame if they could take it away.....
 

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Hi,

The domain could be used, but not as a registrar for the domain business, which would be a salient trademark infringement against register.com.

But it could be used as a portal to all types of “register” sites, including domain registration, car registration, boat registration, business registration, etc., and there would not be trademark issues.

Or it could be used as a “register” site exclusively for one non-domain related thing, such as wedding registrations.

But in terms of value, the .tl (Timor-Leste) extension is rather weak, and thus the concern about trademark issues quickly becomes moot when the extension is focused on.

Mid $xx

Good luck
 

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You shouldn't have any problems with Register.com. It is the same as whois.com. They can not go after whois.ws, whois.net, whois.xxx. Turn it into a .tl reseller and high $xx.
 

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the trademark is not an issue at all.
If we need to worry also about those kind of trademark issue it would be of funny...
good luck with your .tl domain anyway
 

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I was shocked when I got the email about the Register.com.mx WIPO, but I guess the guy should have responded. You can find my thread in Legal about that case.

Anyway, I think he should be fine. If they give him trouble, he should respond to the WIPO. Not let them walk over him.

BTW, that company that lost the Register.com.mx WIPO, also has http://domain.co.nz/. They are going to the same site.
 
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