Should you Trademark a Domain Name?

Should you Trademark a Domain Name?

Im not to Clear on this..

-C

 

If you intend to use it for long and use it as a brand.... it is not a bad idea to look to have the name trademarked!

Regards,

RightMan

 

do you have any big project or budget to register trademark for this domain?

 

I was just curious ...i didn't know if it was necessary.

Thanks for the replies

 

yes it depends on the usage and generic nature.

twitter failed to get TM on tweet for example

 

Did someone else snag the TM for Tweet???

-C

 

If it's a huge project that's going to become extremely popular and you're going to make a lot of money on it, go for it.

 

Forget most of what has been posted. You do not need to register a trademark in the US - it is automatic upon usage in commerce provided it can be trademarked. A registration does give you some additional rights and also helps prevent others (like some of the posters on this thread) from thinking it isn't a trademark because it isn't registered. You also do not generally register a domain name (i.e. microsoft is the trademark, that includes microsoft.com or anything else.) You also cannot go out and trademark a name that has already been used by someone else for a similar usage - You need to be the first, otherwise it can be contested or canceled. This is why twitter (which did apply for a trademark, was denied) - prior usage/confusion with existing - a fight which was still ongoing last I heard. They have also taken legal action against some sites using the mark.

 

How much cost to trademark a domain ?

 

Thanks for the detailed clarification ! That really makes sense...

-C

 

No you should not. Because if you trademark every domain name you are applying to that will make your domain names very expensive

 

you can trademark your domain if necessary

 

only if you intend to run any type business with it

 

You can't trademark a domain. You can, however, trademark a brand name. Two different things.

 

I was about to say the same thing. i'll add...

A 'trademark' is a mark, symbol or text that is used to portray an image of the brand or business to the customer or consumer, it does not have to be registered. Any logo or branding is usually a trademark and if you get the mark registered by the authorities then you are protected from infringement, you can also use the R sign.

 

You could trademark a domain name, if that your mark. But protection of "PetSmart.com" does not necessarily protect "PetSmart". However, if you own the trademark for "PetSmart" you could probably also separately trademark "PetSmart.com" -- perhaps because in the future you might rename your retail stores but wanted to keep the site-based products protected... but I suspect that "PetSmart.com" would normally be protected by the "PetSmart" trademark.

 

There are cases where the mark is too generic to be trademarked, so the domain name is used. buy.com is an example.

 

I dont have any trademarks of any domains unless! i can say possess Branded Domains for some niche