Hi guys, As you will probably be able to tell from the naivety of this question but i am new to running my own blogs, i have however built websites for a number of years. Is it ever ok to use a trademark, such as 'UFC' in a domain name? Will a blog called for example UFCnews.com or something similar attract legal issues or would it tend to be acceptable? Are instances such as this technically wrong but generally accepted? Any shedding of light or imparting of experience would be much appreciated. Thanks, Charlie
Some brands will be happy for you to do that as you are promoting them, others will defend their name vigorously. You need to research the company in question. If your use of the acronym UFC was completely different anyone else's then they wouldn't be able to take an objection very far (doesn't mean you won't need legal help and have to pay fees) eg UFC = Ultimate Fighting Championship <> Ulster Fibreglass Canoes On the other hand I imagine the lawyers have been kept busy over things like this