I Stumbled upon a domain name that includes the word google. and it sounds pretty cool. I did not register it yet, but i want too. If i register it and i do not use it to make money off the the google companys name, or try to deface the company is this allowed? i am not registering it because of the success of the company i just like the way it sounds seriously what is the policy on this anyway...is there a link i missed? would google flip their lid?
Depends on your plans but there is a clause for fair-use and if you don't plan to profit from the trademark you could be okay. That doesn't mean you won't piss off Google.
Perhaps try using Googol instead It's not trademarked as far as I know and it could be used to mean a very large amount of something. As for Google, chances are that you might run into trademark issues. In general Google are pretty vigilant when it comes to their trademarks and you also won't be able to run Adsense on a site that contains Google trademarks.
I have a question. I have a couple of domain names that are in this category. One is landofoz.us and youcantfixstupid.us. Is not the legal name for these the whole thing - including the us - and not just landofoz and youcantfixstupid?
It doesn't matter if you're trying to make money or deface Google, the fact is that they have a trademark on the word 'Google' and they will probably come after people who use it in their URL/advertising (though whether they will succeed or not is a different matter). Even if you're not making money from the site, it's still potentially a trademark infringement.
No, and in the UK at least you would be able to run a business as a sole trader under your name if it was, for example, 'Google Bloggs' - though there are some restrictions on what you can and can't do.
Google is a registered trademark and almost any use is going to be infringement because it is such a well-known mark. You can't ride the goodwill established by someone else. Also, even if it was your real name, it does not get around trademark infringement - i.e if your real name was Donald Trump, you can't open a casino called "Trump Casino". First use establishes rights to a mark in that classification. If a "real name" gave you infringement rights, you would have people changing their name, or naming their kids, or finding a someone else with a particular name and making them a partner. It doesn't get around infringement. Even similar or phonetic spellings of a trademark can be infringement. You can't add a letter - i.e "gooogle". Forget about registering the name. It would only be asking for problems.
look up (in google LOL) the canadian kid Mike Rowe (that was his actual genuine name....) He registered the domain: www.MikeRoweSoft.com (get it?? sounds like microsoft...) Microsoft sued him for improper use of their trademarked name, despite the fact that it was actually HIS NAME. They settled out of court for an xbox, some games, and a packet of jelly beans. actually Im not sure about the jelly beans, but the bit about the xbox is true.