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Old 11-22-2010, 05:56 PM  
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Any domain name with someone else's trademark or common law mark can and more than likely will land you in an UDRP action at best or as a defendant in a TM lawsuit unless it is a nominative fair use.

Here's a case involving the domain www.Buy-A-Lexus.com. The court ruled in favor of the defendant and awarded him costs on appeal. The little guy wins one.

http://www.metnews.com/sos.cgi?0710%2F07-55344

Here's one though where one partner held a domain name of a business (no TM) as collateral against money owed to him by his former partner and redirected traffic. The court held that was bad faith and awarded the plaintiff $150,000+ in damages in lost profits.

http://www.metnews.com/sos.cgi?1010%2F08-55062

So be careful and check TMs before registering domain names.
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