I need some instant help. My friend told me that you cannot buy a domain which has a trademark on it. For example: Lets suppose www.microsoft.cc is avialable. My friend says that you can not buy it because the website www.microsoft.com is a company or trademark. He also says that if you buy it then Microsoft will sue you and snatch that domain from you. He also told me that there is a difference between a trademark website and a regular site. Lets suppose www.alexa.us is available. Can I Buy it????
I wouldn't recommend doing that. If a trademarked name has been registered and then you purchase a domain with the trademarked term in the name then they can ask you to give them the name. Even if a site doesn't have a trademark they may still be able to get the rights to the name by simply proving that they used the term in a commercial way before you did. I would stay away from these names. Skinny
Just asking for trouble. Those domains will do you no good. It is obvious what your intentions are, and you will get killed in any legal matters. Why would you want to antagonize people with tons of money and a building full of Lawyers? You got unlimited resources?
Don't go buy domain names which are similiar to the big sites around because if you try to fight with their legal department, the legal cost may drive you to bankruptcy and to them, it is just a drop of water in their wealth of resources. It is like provoking a harem of hyenas, not the wisest thing to do. Of course if you have the finances which matches or is greater than the company you are trying to incite trouble then your best course of action would be to launch a takeover bid and once it is completed you can own the name legally
This is more likely a legal issue to discuss in the corresponding forum, but indeed, don't mess with any variation of copyrighted/trademarked names for your own sake.
You can, but not a smart move as there are TM issues & you can have the name taken off you & they can sue you
All above is true for US. However, if you are based elsewhere and you are buying international TLDs, you could get away with it. There were cases certainly in China, but also in other countries where court decided in favor of the domain speculator and the trademark owner had no option than to shell out. Not that I recommend doing that anyway.
Ok Now i'm going to tell the truth. There is a domain name available with name "alexa". But alexa has no trademark sign on its logo. Its i suppose a ®. Check On: www.alexa.com But on the other hand "google" has a trademark sign. See: www.google.com
Secondly Amazon Owns Alexa or Google Does. But both google and amazon are companies but alexa isnt???? Right????
If your name was Alex Andersen and you actually used the site ... Not making some copy crap or parking scam - there wouldn't be a problem. Especially if the domain has been available for some time. But it all depends on what .tld it is and what the countries laws say - and what similar rulings preceed.
Neatly summed up. But unless otherwise stated by any applicable law or policy involved, no 2 decisions or so are compelled to be the same. Sherlock, there's no requirement under US law for a US-based entity to show the TM or R symbol anywhere on their site, although doing so gives notice of such. What they're minimally required to do is demonstrate they're using the term/s in commerce.
But i dont live in USA, can i buy the alexa doamin, please........................................................and then could i sell it?