Are these legal to run?

Discussion in 'Domain Names' started by ddzc, Jun 20, 2011.

  1. #1
    Hi all,

    I'm looking into picking up a couple of domains and I was wondering if I would run into any legal issues...

    P.S, the examples are fictional but 100% related.

    Eg 1:

    John Smith - Hotel and Restaurant -> title
    url = johnsmith.co.uk

    The domain i'm interested in purchasing is johnsmithhotel.com

    If I own/ran the domain johnsmithhotel.com...can the site johnsmith.co.uk come after me?

    Eg 2:

    johnsresortandspa.com

    The above site was dropped and not re-registered. It was registered in 2008 and looks to be a not so well known business in costa rica. If I buy this domain and run stuff of it, can they come after me for it, even though they forgot to renew the domain name?

    Thanks everyone!
     
    Last edited: Jun 20, 2011
    ddzc, Jun 20, 2011 IP
  2. chandan123

    chandan123 Prominent Member

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    yes
    yes they can ask the name to return
     
    chandan123, Jun 22, 2011 IP
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    jackie2011ws Active Member

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    I think they will ,it's about patent things
     
    jackie2011ws, Jun 23, 2011 IP
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    m4dn3ss Active Member

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    I think it's legal but if they want the domain you could sell it to them for a nice price :D
     
    m4dn3ss, Jun 24, 2011 IP