There is a large search engine optimization firm in California USA that operates under the name "SEO Inc." and has it's website located at seoinc.com - I'm sure most of you know about this company. Coincidentily, I registered the domain name seoincorporated.com back in January of this year. Turns out that their website was banned from the Google index early this month (April) , leaving this huge search engine optimization firm nowhere to be found in the Google search engine. Once your site is banned from Google, it's pretty much known or atleast suspected that you'd better off just buy another name rather then try and get a re-inclusion as it rarely happens... I'd bet that they are already in the works of putting something together for this name as I would imagine it would be a must have for me if I were in their shoes.... What do you think I should do if they make a request for it... Since "SEO" is an abbreviation of an entire industry, would I be subject to infringment if my firm is also a "search engine optimization" firm which is "incorporated"?
Well in Florida you can't do business with the word INC. or Incorporated in your name unless you are. So there may be more then one way for anyone to cause you grief if there are similar laws governing you where you are. But I'm no attorney.
that place must be doing amazin to charge for membership.... I think I'll pay to get in.... I'll take the silver membership for $6 bucks though.... jeez, they want $50 bucks for the signature feature...
Use the silver membership just for browsing around and asking a few questions, since you won't be taken seriously unless you get at least a Platinum. Also take a look at the restrictions, I don't know on what boards a silver is allowed to post.
I guess it comes down to how committed to that name you are. Given that you have no content on it I'd say they can have it via ebay and set a decent reserve. But let them initiate the purchase. Sarah
well I just found out that they can't take it.... It's not their legal name.... I should be fine The company that would have the best chance at taking it won't care.... (real estate / mortgage company) And the one that would want to take it, it's NOT thir legal name, but an abbreviation.... Still many difficulties ahead if they were to attempt aquisition... 2 entities from California Corporations SEO, INC. - Home & Real Estate Loans & Mortgages Number: C2242187 Date Filed: 1/2/2001 Status: active Jurisdiction: California Address 2431 W COAST HWY STE 205 NEWPORT BEACH, CA 92663 Agent for Service of Process STEVE OLSEN 2431 W COAST HWY STE 205 NEWPORT BEACH, CA 92663 _______________________________________________ SEARCH ENGINE OPTIMIZATION INC. Number: C2421743 Date Filed: 6/26/2002 Status: active Jurisdiction: California Address 6183 PASEO DEL NORTE STE 250 CARLSBAD, CA 92009 Agent for Service of Process GARRY GRANT 2408A SACADA CIR CARLSBAD, CA 92009
you know, I actually feel a little guilty.... I just went back to thier forum an noticed that the admin that finally added an avatar is Garry Grant himself... We had some short discussions back and forth, but now I can actually see who I was speaking to..... What an awkward position this puts me in......
If you offer to sell the domain, either on eBay or directly to any of the parties you are concerned about, you automatically weaken your position should you try to defend the domain as this action would be used against you in a court and/or to the registering body if any of the existing named companies decide they wished to pursue you in court for the domain.
Mcfox - Would putting content on it rather than having it for sale like it is now stregthen Clasiones case in this situation?
Absolutely; although the content must not infringe on any existing trademarks or intellectual property currently held by any of the potential threats to domain ownership, if any.
I was previously using it with forwarding to my company at www.searchen.com but I discover that godaddy, the registra was using a 302 redirect so I just put it on sedo... I don't know what the heck to do with it now because I don't want to forward it anywhere..... I'm just going to leave it on sedo for now, i think....