company name in domain

Hi i was wondering if you have a company lets just use an example and say google and you have the domain google.com and your compnay is tm copywright etc... can someone else have a domain google.info ? and can someone else have a site like googleshop.com ?

let me know thanks!

 

nope. i knew of a site called cokestudios.org it was a fan site for the website cokestudios.com and they got a letter from coca cola saying that they had to close it otherwise legal actions would take place because they had the word coke in it.

 

i guess it is a good thing in a way because it protects your companies name right?

 

Well totalwar.org is a fansite of totalwar.com and they don't mind.

 

well i guess some people mind and some dont, but i am sure that totalwar.com can take totalwar.org any time they want

 

And that's really the answer to your question.

Know who you're dealing with, then act accordingly.

 

cool, thanks for the help now i know that my name will be safe to

 

It's all about who has the best lawyers.

 

really? but if someone is taking your company name in there domain then you should be able to get it back

 

Only if the domain name has a term used as a trademark by that company.

 

oh ok, so what if you put a trademark on your logo, compnay name, domain name, in canada and someone from lets say the other side of the world or something uses the company name in the domian name is there any possible case against them or no?

 

There are 2 ways for a party to address their domain-trademark issues: file a
lawsuit, or file a Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy or whatever applicable form
of dispute resolution. Just search in Google or here for UDRP.

 

some names are trademark. dont use that names.

 

so lets say i trademark a name in canada, but that would only be trademarket in canada and not anywhere else, so how can i trademark a name globally?

 

Oh...by using the term as a trademark in commerce globally.

Realistically, though, being able to use such as a trademark is only as good as
your ability to enforce it whereever. As you can imagine, it can be very costly
trying to use such around the world.

Next best thing is what's called the Madrid Protocol. Be aware its limits are it
isn't as affordable as filing a registration in your jurisdiction, and not all of the
countries in the world (e.g. Iraq) agree with it.

Just do what you can under the circumstances.

 

oh ok, thanks alot for the info

 

Don't do it unlesss u know you will stay low or you have consulted a lawyer. Best of luck.

 

Technically, at any second they can get a lawyer and demand the domain name. However, unless you are somehow directly harming them, this is EXTREMELY unlikely. I would say it is safe to register a domain like www.GoogleHelp.com or something unless you attempt to harm the company (Google in this example) and even then, there is a small chance.

 

I have a website with a companys name in it and ive never had any trouble. I think smaller companies dont mind as much.

 

Its just who has the biggest stick, I dont believe they have the legal right to the word