Domain name help

I recently thought of the perfect name for my future business, and came up with a great domain name to go along with it. What steps do I take if I want to have the rights to a certain domain name? Do I have to buy it, or simply register it before someone else does?

I have no idea how this works, and any information would be greatly appreciated, thank you.

 

If it's registered, try to buy it. If it's available, well...register it.

 

Thanks Dave, I am gonna register it this week, and start building up my page content. Thanks

 

You may want to be sure that there are no registered trademarks of your future business name at uspto.gov

Click trademarks, search TM database, basic search, and try your business name.

If you register a legal trademark in a domain name, you may face legal trouble in the future. The trademark owner could dispute your domain in court.

 

Thank you for reminding me about copyrights and trademarks. I will certainly look into that before i make any moves. Thank you