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05-26-2016 12:08 PM |
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Originally Posted by Colmike7
(Post 20921126)
What if someone has the rights to "Porn tube" but then someone registers porn.tube. Would that infringe or not since the TLD is tube?..
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I really don't know. In a UDRP action you would need a registered (maybe common law) trademark. Generally so far, the TLD string has not been an issue common words are, e.g.; 'porn' is a common word 'porntube' could have been trademarked -- it has been;
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Word Mark PORNTUBE
Goods and Services IC 041. US 100 101 107. G & S: Entertainment services, namely, providing a website featuring adult entertainment; Entertainment services, namely, providing a website featuring photographs, videos, related film clips, and other multimedia materials in the field of adult entertainment. FIRST USE: 20050500. FIRST USE IN COMMERCE: 20050500
Standard Characters Claimed
Mark Drawing Code (4) STANDARD CHARACTER MARK
Serial Number 77603111
Filing Date October 29, 2008
Current Basis 1A
Original Filing Basis 1A
Published for Opposition April 21, 2009
Registration Number 3936197
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it's up to the precedential decisions I guess.
If your current name is not trademarked, and worth a lot to you in branding, do it now.
Interesting question ...
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