Posted November 16th, 2010
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I own a .mobi domain name that anther company wants. The company says I can’t own this domain name because it infringes on their trademark. The company owns the .com, .biz, etc. but never purchase the .mobi. Now they are claiming the right to the .mobi. I initially purchased the .mobi with the intent to profit. Does anyone have any advice on how to handle this situation and how I should respond?
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Tags: advice, and/or, aspects, domain, entrepreneurial, Experience, from, legal, names, Need, someone Posted in Domain Name Trademarks TM
Posted November 10th, 2010
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I just asked a question simular to this one, but I don’t understand how all of these other download companies are making it without getting sued.
I would like to go around, download the installer for programs, and make them available on my site for download from my server. How can all of these other companies do it, and not me?
EX: http://www.download.com
http://www.filehippo.com/
http://www.tucows.com/
soo, what, just contact all the webmasters and ask permission to host their product on my server?
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Tags: Download.com, legal, Like, site Posted in Domain Names & Tucows
Posted November 7th, 2010
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This is the example:
1. Company A closes down/shuts down.
2. Company A’s domain name expires and is for sale.
3. Company B wants that domain and buys it.
4. Company B then forwards that domain to their main site.
The main question: If Company A went out of business, is anything mentioned above illegal/grounds for litigation, etc.? Note, both companies sell roughly the same product.
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Tags: closed, company's, domain, legal, name Posted in Expired Domain Names
Posted September 27th, 2010
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My question was whether it is legal to have a domain name of a website that includes several words and one them is the name of a company. I mean names like nintendotricks.com, autocadtutorials.com, learnphotoshop.com, everythingaboutplaystation.com. I know there are plenty of websites with names such as those, and I wonder that most of them don’t have the permissions from the trademark. Is it legal, what problems might arise, where can I find more info about this? Thanks.
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Posted August 29th, 2010
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Tags: Agreements, godaddy, legal Posted in Domain Names & GoDaddy
Posted August 25th, 2010
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I thought of a word/term (not going to say what it is)
two words combined
saw nothing on google for it
got a doman name. com with that word
guy calls me after finding it on domainsearch.com
wants to buy domain I say no
stupid tucows (known to have major problems) did not renew it and stupid me did not think I lost it because they never emailed me
Now this person claims on their wikipedia in their new published book they coined the term.
I have proof through history of domains I had it first
Verizon can probably show they called me and I can go back on record
for 15-30 minutes we were on the phone HE ADMITTED he just thought of the name, then searched for a domain, saw I had it
Do I have any rights here? Should I sue or what should I do?
I feel like he used me in the conversation, stole my idea and is claiming lies. He didn’t coin it, he thought of it and saw I had it first and offered to buy it and I said no. – I dont have a recorded convo, but the phone company can possibly prove he called me before he did the book
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Posted August 4th, 2010
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I research the trademark is above domain name, I found a domain name I want but already registered.
This is I want to do… I will register this domain name with “-”, such as y-a-h.com, then I register trademark as yah, so the yah owner must give up this name to me.
What is your suggestion?
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Posted July 23rd, 2010
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Example: ‘niversi’ is a small portion of four registered trademark-names for different universities. Would it be legal to have a domain-name ‘niversi.org’? Is there a simple guide to such issues?
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Tags: domainname, existing, legal, Part, small, trademarkname Posted in Domain Name Trademarks TM
Posted January 12th, 2010
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Electronic Discovery in Practice: Discovery and ethics in the technology era
A lecture presented by the Cardozo Cyberlaw Society, featuring Mr. Paul W. Garrity, Partner, Kelley Drye & Warren LLP, on Columbus Day, Monday, October 8, 2007.
Technology has been changing the way law is practiced. It can increase efficiency, allow for greater flexibility and provides many other benefits. It also can add much complexity to the process of discovery. Law firms are learning how to deal with the massive amount of work sifting through potentially terabytes of data, looking for what they must provide their opponents, while screening out material that is privileged. In addition, lawyers often face related questions, both technical and ethical:
– What do you do if your opponent sends you an email with metadata that reveals confidential information?
– Who should bear the cost of discovery when it pertains to searching and restoring data from 1980, on ancient storage medium?
– What issues are involved in outsourcing e-discovery to specialized firms?
Every attorney must recognize these issues when they arise – ignoring them comes at the peril of malpractice.
Mr. Garrity, a partner at Kelley Drye & Warren LLP, is an expert on legal technology issues. He has litigated disputes involving trademark infringement, patent infringement, false advertising, trade secrets, copyright infringement, the DMCA, dilution, trade dress, parallel imports and counterfeiting before various federal courts and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Mr. Garrity has wide-ranging experience in Internet-related matters, including domain name arbitration proceedings and disputes involving the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, cybersquatting, “phishing,” meta-tagging, and keyword advertising. He has lectured extensively on discovery and technology.
Duration : 0:8:59
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Tags: discovery, E-discovery, law, legal Posted in Domain Name Disputes
Posted January 12th, 2010
by admin
Electronic Discovery in Practice: Discovery and ethics in the technology era
A lecture presented by the Cardozo Cyberlaw Society, featuring Mr. Paul W. Garrity, Partner, Kelley Drye & Warren LLP, on Columbus Day, Monday, October 8, 2007.
Technology has been changing the way law is practiced. It can increase efficiency, allow for greater flexibility and provides many other benefits. It also can add much complexity to the process of discovery. Law firms are learning how to deal with the massive amount of work sifting through potentially terabytes of data, looking for what they must provide their opponents, while screening out material that is privileged. In addition, lawyers often face related questions, both technical and ethical:
– What do you do if your opponent sends you an email with metadata that reveals confidential information?
– Who should bear the cost of discovery when it pertains to searching and restoring data from 1980, on ancient storage medium?
– What issues are involved in outsourcing e-discovery to specialized firms?
Every attorney must recognize these issues when they arise – ignoring them comes at the peril of malpractice.
Mr. Garrity, a partner at Kelley Drye & Warren LLP, is an expert on legal technology issues. He has litigated disputes involving trademark infringement, patent infringement, false advertising, trade secrets, copyright infringement, the DMCA, dilution, trade dress, parallel imports and counterfeiting before various federal courts and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Mr. Garrity has wide-ranging experience in Internet-related matters, including domain name arbitration proceedings and disputes involving the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, cybersquatting, “phishing,” meta-tagging, and keyword advertising. He has lectured extensively on discovery and technology.
Duration : 0:6:49
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Tags: discovery, E-discovery, law, legal Posted in Domain Name Disputes