Unauthorized Use of Yahoo! Inc. Properties

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I got a mail form yahoo in spam box given the message below will you give me suggistion

mail id :

Unauthorized Use of Yahoo! Inc. Properties - yahoomint.com [Case #69413]

Dear Sir or Madam:

This letter is being written to you on behalf of Yahoo! Inc. (“Yahoo!”). Yahoo! is the exclusive owner of all trademark and other intellectual property rights in and to the YAHOO! and Y! trademarks (the “Trademarks”), including the stylized YAHOO! and Y! logos. Yahoo! owns trademark registrations for the Trademarks. Yahoo! uses the Trademarks in connection with, among other things, its search engine services and online messenger services, and these marks have become firmly associated with Yahoo! in the minds of the public. Based on the foregoing rights, it is a violation of federal and state law for others to advertise, utilize, offer for sale, and/or engage in services in connection with the Trademarks without the express written permission of Yahoo!.

It has come to our attention that you have registered the below listed domain name(s) and are operating an active website at such domain name(s) :

yahoomint.com

Your selection and use of the aforementioned domain name(s) creates the impression that your website is an authentic Yahoo! website, when in fact it is not. The Yahoo! name and mark is fanciful and strong and entitled to a broad scope of protection. There is no other reason for registering a domain name incorporating the Trademarks other than to trade off the established goodwill in the famous name and mark YAHOO!. Consumers are likely to be confused that the domain(s) is somehow associated with or sponsored by Yahoo! when it is not.

Your use and registration of the famous YAHOO! name and mark constitutes counterfeiting as well as infringement of Yahoo!’s trademark and service mark rights in violation of the Federal Trademark Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1051 et seq. and constitutes common law trademark infringement and unfair competition under state law. Your actions are also in violation of the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1125(d). Accordingly, you may be liable for up to $100,000 per domain name registered.

We therefore demand that you immediately cease and desist from infringing Yahoo!’s intellectual property. To that end, you must:

1. Immediately deactivate the website located at:

yahoomint.com

2. Immediately cease using the famous name and mark YAHOO! and any other intellectual property owned by Yahoo! or any other intellectual property confusingly similar thereto on any other Internet web sites that you run, or otherwise in connection with your activities.

The demands herein are not made to the exclusion of other rights or remedies to which Yahoo! is entitled, and nothing in this letter, nor any act or omission by Yahoo!, shall limit those rights or remedies, all of which are expressly reserved.

Very truly yours,

Global Brand Protection, Yahoo! Inc.

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itph.in, Aug 16, 2013 IP

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Given that you don't appear to have a quality site on the domain I'd just pull it down and start again with a fresh domain name. The cost of getting lawyers to fight this will exceed any earnings you get from the site.

sarahk, Aug 16, 2013 IP

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Does not matter if the email is legit or not ... you are using a registered trademark in your domain name without permission which is illegal and you should not be doing!

Agent000, Aug 17, 2013 IP

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Unauthorized Use of Yahoo! Inc. Properties

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