Hi, I am interest in buy one domain name and i was wondering if i am violating any trademarks? In the footer of the site is for ex: "PCSâ„¢ Magazine. All rights reserved. PCSâ„¢ is a registered trademark" In this case the trademark is pcs or pcs magazine? For example: the domain pcsmagazine.com is already taken, but can i register pcsmagazine.net? Is it legal or not?
Hello, I know a guy who registered playboyXXXXXX.com. After some time Playboy contacted him and asked to close his site because he was violating their trademark.
If you are going to build something even little similar to pcsmagazine.com on pcsmagazine.net, don't do it. It will be a trademark issue. However, you could buy the domain and park it and take advantage of the typo visits, but I dont think thats what you need...
Is good idea i send mail to ask if i can register the domain .Net? "PCSâ„¢ is trademark or the trademark is pcs magazine?
PCS is the trademark, but it covers any usage of it in its classification. Adding words to a trademark - i.e. magazine, is still infringement if the content is in the same classification. A different domain extension does nothing to get around infringement. Sending a email to the trademark holder is generally not a good idea. They have no incentive to grant permission for someone else to ride their goodwill - in fact, they have a obligation to protect their mark.