Trademark take over domain

i have a question. I learned that a domain I own is a trademark for a brand. I bought the domain as it also means professional consulting service for a specific country, and thats what I was going to.

Now that I have learned that there is a brand I was thinking of getting another domain for the consulting service although this domain suits it and sell products of that particular brand under the domain I own.

Would this be a breach? Can this be a cause of losing the domain? I couldn't find a place that has more detail about this.

Thanks

 

would really appreciate if any1 can answer this for me.

Thanks

 

If it's a dictionary word then you'll most likely get away with it.

 

Thanks for the reply. no its not a dictionary word. It is the combination of half one word and half a country name on the other end.

as an example if you had a name called ecousa which would mean economical usa and a company took the name ecousa as a trademark what would happen?

Would I lose my domain?
Can I keep it if it were to used to give information about economical consulting to usa for companies?
Can I keep it if I were to sell ecousa company products?

Thanks

 

If both products are dissimilar, and not the same industry you will be ok.

 

ahh so as long as I keep it a consultancy company I have no problem.

So 2 questions.

1) I cant sell that companies products as a retailer using the sites name?
2) What if it does not work our and I keep the domain locked and do not use it.
3) What if I direct it to to another website i own that sells general products not from the company.

Can you please answer what would happen under each of these questions. Thanks for taking the time.

 

Truth be told, there is no all-in-one answer to your question. If anything, it'll
boil down to what's called likelihood of confusion.

If some trademark holder out there is prepared to demonstrate the words you
use will somehow confuse users with their mark, expect trouble. Only a lawyer
with real-world experience can truly give you an accurate answer.

 

ahh so as long as I keep it a consultancy company I have no problem.

So 2 questions.

1) I cant sell that companies products as a retailer using the sites name?
2) What if it does not work our and I keep the domain locked and do not use it.
3) What if I direct it to to another website i own that sells general products not from the company.

Can you please answer what would happen under each of these questions. Thanks for taking the time.

Generally speaking...

1. Yes, you can sell the companies products as a retailer using the sites name if you are an authorzed distributor or authorized retailer of their products and the brand allows affiliates to use their company name in the url.

2. If you keep it and do nothing with it, you should probably be okay since you are not "profiting" from it.

3. If you redirect it to another website you own that sells general products this may not be good as stated earlier "it could create confusion."

Hope this helps...

 

I have taken over 27 domain names from people because they had my trademark in their domain. Do not do it!

 

Thanks for the responses!

 

If your domain can somehow get confused with the original then it's not a good idea.