I’ve been notified by another company’s law firm that my business name is infringing on their trademark. Most of my business is generated online and the domain name bears the name that’s trademarked.
How can I change the domain name without losing business? Does anyone know if I can redirect the domain name to another site? Is that possible? Or do I have to give up the domain name altogether?
Thanks in advance.
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Would it be copyright infringement to use a trademarked name in part of a domain name for a web site? The name I am considering using is a made up name of a character. A similar example would be ‘Shrek’, the animated character in the movie of the same title. It would be used in conjunction with other non-trademarked words, an example being www.shrekforthewin.com. The service I would be providing is in no way related to the actual character, though I do not know if that would make a difference. Does it change things if I would be making some money through advertisements and endorsements on the site?
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I own quite a few domain names. One of these domain names I purchased has recently been questioned by the company I purchased it from. A registar that will remain nameless has sent an email demanding that I hand over this domain name within 10 business days due to Trademark Infringement, and Intellectual Property Rights.
However, these sites are not directed to defer any customers from there site and even have no real existence in the world wide web. They do even direct you to the said website that sells domain names, because the page is parked with said company.
If based off what they are saying, how can this truly be a case of trademark infringment? If you visit a domain registar type any trademarked company in their search engine to find availaiblity……….The registar will tell you the domain name is unavailable, BUT will offer you a large list of unused domain names with the said trademark in the domain name.
So basically what i’m trying to get to, is that, if they are claiming the domain names I have Infringe on their trademark, how is it they can sell to the general public other domain names that indeed infringe on other companys?
Though I don’t have the funds to hire the proper attorney for this very specific field, I will stand my ground on this.
My domain names in no way shape or form have been used, intenionally been registered to harm, or otherwise been used to cause any conflict with anyone.
I’ve merely invested in domain names, due to the increasingly large demand for domain names for companys and the amount people search the internet.
Could anyone offer any suggestion in how to handle this, and if I need an attorney is there ways to get one on a pro bono (I think thats what it’s called) status?
Any help would be appreicated, and I thank you so much for taking the time to read this 
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I am going to use example domains for privacy issues.
I bought a domain name which is www.MarioSaloon.com. The other website is www.VideoSaloon.com and owns a trademark for the word “VideoSaloon”. They had their lawyer send me a lawsuit for TradeName/TradeMark infringement because the word “saloon” is in my domain. They do not own a TM/TN on “Saloon”, they own a TM/TN on “VideoSaloon”. Is this TM/TN infringement?
Basically, this is like WalMart.com suing KMart.com because KMart put the word “Mart” in their domain.
TM/TN = TradeMark/TradeName
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I have a business name: iBead Elegants (in Arizona) which specializes in handmade jewelry – I do not sell beads wholesale, etc. I also do not have a domain name of such. I sell 99% of my business through eBay.
I received a message from a company in Florida called iBead.com which has a federal trademark as iBead.com
This company iBead.com has a business in Florida with a sign on the outside of the building “Bead Warehouse” and under it is “iBead.com” ….
Although I have a City, State and Federal ID under my name, am I infringing on his trademark illegally?
Also I didn’t know that internet domain names were trademarked.
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I recently received a letter from a lawyer accusing me of trademark infringement in regards to a domain name I own. I have a single, retail location in Ohio named “The Fabulous Flea” Market that sells antiques & houseware. At the time I opened the store I also registered and created a website named www.fabulousflea.com (thefabulousflea.com was already taken). Apparently somebody in Texas also has a similar store named the same thing and has trademarked it (hers was opened in ‘04 and mine in ‘05). She wants my website. I don’t have money for a lawyer, but have read up on infringement and am still unclear as I think the name is more descriptive than proprietary. Is she trying to bully me out of my website name or does she have a legal right to it?
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My company sells gym equipment and i register the trademark, worldgym, and use the domain worldgym.com. can someone else legally buy the domain name gymworld.com and sell gym equipment also? Would their use of gymworld (very similar to worldgym) be an infringement on my trademark?*
*company names used above are for example purposes
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I’ll probably get bashed but anyways. With .TV names getting bigger I thought of buying some domain names. I came across a few and bought one and then just now learned about Trademark Infringement & Cybersquatting. The domain name I bought is a TV Company Name.
Example: Say the company is NBC and you buy NBCNews.tv
What kind of trouble can I get into? Could I be sued if I’m willing to give the domain name to the company for the original purchase price? That is if they contact me.
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