Trademarked general phrase I accidentally bought :(

Discussion in 'Legal Issues' started by jjdomainer, Nov 20, 2007.

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    Hey everyone just wondering if I should be worried (in your opinions) or not. I was going through some .mobi's the other night and I came across one I was surprised still existed. I went to the .com of the phrase and it was just a very poorly developed link site that doesnt show any copyrights at the bottom. Then I went and searched the TESS for the phrase and nothing came up so I thought of was fine. Just a bit ago I searched TESS again for the (singular) version of my (plural).mobi to find that it has a live trademark. I really dont know if I should be worried or not I wasnt even gonna develop this domain I was just gonna keep it a year or two if mobis take off then resell it to an end user. Thanks for any help in advance again it is a VERY general phrase.
     
    jjdomainer, Nov 20, 2007 IP
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    olddocks Notable Member

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    Try searching for TM in other countries online. You can find a list here

    Should you find anything matches or similar, just dont take risk with the trademarked one. Remember a real TM search requires attorney to do it. I suggest you get legal advice from a lawyer in your country.
     
    olddocks, Nov 21, 2007 IP
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    jjdomainer Active Member

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    I decided to just contact the owner and push the domain to them for free so I have nothing to worry about. Thanks for the response
     
    jjdomainer, Nov 21, 2007 IP