Well I need some help with domain names. I already own a site which has a domain name and bought .com, .org, and .info. But I did not really trademark it or anything. Now, some guy bought the domain name with the the extension .net and it is exactly the same as mine. Right now I am afraid that he could do something about us, even though we got ours first, he can ruin the business with that domain name he got. Example Mine: www.sdes.com His: www.sdes.net Is this legal for him and how can I ever get it back? Do you have any suggestions and is this like copyright infringement? Can I report this? Please help me. Sorry that I am a noob, but I need some help.
There is nothing you can do unless the person uses the domain to operate the same type of business as your domains, thus infringing upon your usage. For example: There are several owners of a trademark on "myspace" each having different usage rights. Buying a domain name does not give you exclusive rights to a name.
There are many variables to be taken into account but a main factor to take into account is whether the domain is descriptive. For example, if your domain was shoes.com you wouldn't be able to stop someone running a shoe store on shoes.net But you wouldn't be able to set up a search engine on google.net Then again, even if the domain is descriptive, if he was to park the domain and your adverts showed up on his parking page, you can claim he is making money from your name. Thanks, jops
You should consult an intellectual property rights attorney. A lot is going to depend on the actual name and whether or not it is possible to trademark the domain. As you don't have a registered mark, any action against the other domain is going to be expensive (thousands, or tens of thousands of dollars) and you aren't likely to be able to recover those fees. You should probably look into getting a Federal registration of the name if you were the first person to use the term (not just ahead of the other party), and the term is able to be trademarked. A ballpark figure is about $1,000 to do this. The entire process takes about 6 years before the mark becomes uncontestable. You must be using the mark in the intended classification before you file, so how long you have been using the mark, not how long you have owned the domains, is going to be important.
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