Comments on: Domain Name Trademark Dispute http://simoncrabb.com/domain-name-trademark-dispute internet entrepreneur : landlord : rc car addict : collector of clocks Fri, 9 Jul 2010 07:44:16 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Matt http://simoncrabb.com/domain-name-trademark-dispute/comment-page-1#comment-376 Matt Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:35:03 +0000 http://simoncrabb.com/?p=226#comment-376 Just found your blog whilst searching for some local stuff in Bournemouth which is where I live and got reading as I also work in IM. We have had loads of these legal situations arise and as mentioned above most are completely ridiculous, most have settled in the end with an agreement to just let the domain expire naturally and remove any offending content. Just found your blog whilst searching for some local stuff in Bournemouth which is where I live and got reading as I also work in IM.

We have had loads of these legal situations arise and as mentioned above most are completely ridiculous, most have settled in the end with an agreement to just let the domain expire naturally and remove any offending content.

]]> By: Gareth http://simoncrabb.com/domain-name-trademark-dispute/comment-page-1#comment-363 Gareth Wed, 02 Sep 2009 17:38:49 +0000 http://simoncrabb.com/?p=226#comment-363 Good use of the word 'hoovering' Companies HAVE to protect the use of their trademarks otherwise the word can take on a generic usage and they can lose their trademark protection. e.g. hoover :oP Good use of the word ‘hoovering’

Companies HAVE to protect the use of their trademarks otherwise the word can take on a generic usage and they can lose their trademark protection.

e.g. hoover :o P

]]> By: simon http://simoncrabb.com/domain-name-trademark-dispute/comment-page-1#comment-362 simon Wed, 02 Sep 2009 11:05:03 +0000 http://simoncrabb.com/?p=226#comment-362 Classic stuff! These jokers seem to know the correct way to file a dispute, and even sent copies of previous disputes that they've won! They seem to be hoovering up all domains with the trademark in. I'm failing to see what they're getting from the exercise, apart from legal bills and a few domains they wont do anything with. Classic stuff! These jokers seem to know the correct way to file a dispute, and even sent copies of previous disputes that they’ve won!

They seem to be hoovering up all domains with the trademark in. I’m failing to see what they’re getting from the exercise, apart from legal bills and a few domains they wont do anything with.

]]> By: Rory Bernard http://simoncrabb.com/domain-name-trademark-dispute/comment-page-1#comment-361 Rory Bernard Wed, 02 Sep 2009 10:58:25 +0000 http://simoncrabb.com/?p=226#comment-361 We went through this some years ago. We registered a domain (a trade marked brand) as we working with the company at the time. We then got a letter from the companies american owners demanding that we give them the domain at no cost. Naturally we told them to get lost or pay the registration fee that we paid ($50). It went downhill at that point - their lawyers must have been on 500 pounds an hour and it took them over 2 months to finally agree to pay the $50 costing them about 50,000 in legal fees. It was totally ridiculous and illustrates the complete lack of commercial nounce at some of these large corporates. We went through this some years ago. We registered a domain (a trade marked brand) as we working with the company at the time. We then got a letter from the companies american owners demanding that we give them the domain at no cost. Naturally we told them to get lost or pay the registration fee that we paid ($50).

It went downhill at that point – their lawyers must have been on 500 pounds an hour and it took them over 2 months to finally agree to pay the $50 costing them about 50,000 in legal fees. It was totally ridiculous and illustrates the complete lack of commercial nounce at some of these large corporates.

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