Twitter in domain name = lawsuit?

Discussion in 'Domain Names' started by Korak, Apr 20, 2009.

  1. Dave Zan

    Dave Zan Well-Known Member

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    #21
    FYI, there's a difference between a tradename and a trademark. Depending
    on whose jurisdiction we're talking here, the two might not be the same.

    In the U.S., a tradename is simply the name of an entity operating a business.
    A trademark is a word, phrase, logo, symbol, or a combo of any of them used
    to identify the source of a good or service in commerce, and a tradename will
    not grant its registrant trademark rights unless defined by any applicable law.

    For example, I have a business whose tradename is Dave Zan Enterprises that
    sells Torch bowling balls. Dave Zan Enterprises is my tradename, while torch is
    my trademark for bowling balls.

    But if my business whose tradename Dave Zan Enterprises also sells Dave Zan
    bowling balls, then my tradename is also a trademark. Make sense?

    Feel free to search around to verify what I posted.

    And let's put it this way, folks. Currently Twitter doesn't seem to make this an
    issue, but...they very well can in the future and subsequently create problems
    for those whose domains bear their trademark.

    As I'd usually tell myself: hope for the best, expect the worst, be prepared.
     
    Dave Zan, Apr 26, 2009 IP
  2. ArticleBuzz

    ArticleBuzz Peon

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    Don't ever try it with the brand Rolex. I didn't even get the site up before I heard from their legal department. And, they never paid me for the domain name either.

    Art
     
    ArticleBuzz, Apr 26, 2009 IP