Can I have 'hollywood' in a domain name ?

Can I have 'hollywood' in a domain name ? or will it be copyright infringment and get me into trouble ?

 

i don think that Hollywood is a trademark, so u can use it.

 

I also think you can use it doesn't matter! because Hollywood relates to industry

 

Hollywood is a geographical name in the first place, it is not a trade mark.

 

i think you can use it.
hollywood is not trademark

 

There are trademarks on "Hollywood" and many trademarks on terms that have hollywood in them i.e. "Planet Hollywood" or "Hollywood Diet". The correct answer is: The domain may be trademark infringement - it is going to depend on the actual name AND what you intend to use the site for. Apple is a fruit, yet it is also one of the most protected trademarks in the world. Usage is key.

 

yup. Hollywood should be fine to use.

and as for apple's trademark it only exist for 'Apple Computers' the logo apple itself is not trademarked, according to the USPTO the original one with the logo lapsed years ago:
http://tess2.uspto.gov/bin/showfield?f=doc&state=4006:gs00dl.4.321

always address the USPTO with questions.

 

Wrong. The trademark is for "Apple" and they have several in different classifications (3317089 for instance). The logo is also trademarked.
http://www.apple.com/legal/trademark/appletmlist.html

Only a idiot would say "hollywood is fine to use in a domain name" without knowing the exact domain name and usage.

"always address the USPTO with questions." More bad information as the USPTO doesn't give legal advice on trademark infringement, and common law trademarks don't even require any filing whatsoever.

People with no actual trademark experience shouldn't even be posting random guesses in a legal section.

 

well aren't you a gallon of douche. and i do have TM experience, sorry it's late and im writing short hand, i meant to use the TESS engine to check out trademarks first. I didnt say to ask for legal advice.

And no.. read the list of Apple stuff. The term 'Apple' is only trademarked in certain instances for them and i still dont see you linking the entry that shows the logo. im loling that you linked to Apple's website with TM claims not to the office that hands them out.. that's good stuff there.

as far as common law trademarks go they aren't protected by TRIPS and when it comes to domains will only count if they violate the three things outlined in the UDRP. So i agree that to be more certain you would need to know the domain, but i think from the op's very short and concise post the op just wanted to know if they could use the word "hollywood" in a domain name without violating any laws.

oh and you should have said 'an idiot' jackass.

 

The term 'Apple' is only trademarked in certain instances for them and i still dont see you linking the entry that shows the logo. im loling that you linked to Apple's website with TM claims not to the office that hands them out.. that's good stuff there.

Gee, do you think that is why I said usage is the key???

Here's the serial number for the logo you couldn't find (lol) 78943482

"as far as common law trademarks go they aren't protected by TRIPS and when it comes to domains will only count if they violate the three things outlined in the UDRP."

So what? It's can still be trademark infringement and you can be sued.

"So i agree that to be more certain you would need to know the domain...."

Right, it was a stupid statement for you to make.


FYI, even if a trademark is "DEAD" of "LAPSED" it doesn't mean it isn't a trademark. It has to be abandoned to lose trademark rights.

 

a stupid statement? you are overdoing it. the op just wanted to know if they could use hollywood... stop being such a whiny little biotch.

and if the trademark is dead it makes it much much harder for a company to defend the use of it by someone else. sure they can use it as common law, but so can i. I can create woogedy willow sticks and sell them without registering, but when it comes down to infringement cases a register is a lot more clear cut than a common law.

now as far as using a dead mark it really depends. the original owner could have let it die for stupid reasons like wrong paperwork which can be easily corrected if done in time, or the mark could be dead if the original register is no longer using it. many times companies will get a mark, register it and let it die then use strong arm tactics to defend it even though they use it as a common law mark.

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final summation to the op: if you're in that much doubt... see a Patent and Trademark Attorney.

 

there should not be any issue to use Hollywood in domain i have seen many domain like this...

 

maybe, but if you combine it with another word you could be violating someone's trademark. ie: Hollywood Video, Planet Hollywood, Hollywood Diet...

 

I agree too here.


You can use 'hollywood' in a domain name.

Just make sure you don't tact in an additional word, that uses someone's else existing 'hollywood' business.