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Guest (n/a)     15 November 2008

Domain name as trade mark

Can u register a domain name as a trade mark? if so then under which provisions of the trade mark act or any provision?


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UMA DEVI MADASANI (INCHARGE IPR DEPARTMENT & HR DEPARTMENT: CS (Executive) student)     16 November 2008

Domain names are Internet addresses, and are commonly used to find

websites. For example, the domain name “wipo.int” is used to locate the WIPO

website at www.wipo.int. Domain names may be made up, sometimes, of a

trademark. In such case, it may happen that the person who has registered the

domain name has done it in bad faith, as he is not the owner of the trademark

under which the domain name has been registered. This activity is referred to as

cybersquatting.

It is important to know that many national laws, or courts, treat as trademark

infringement the registration of the trademark of another company or person as a

domain name. If this happens, the person who has chosen the trademark of

another as a domain name may not only have to transfer or cancel the domain

name, but may also have to pay damages or a heavy fine.

It may be interesting for you to know that if the trademark of your company

is being used as a domain name by another individual or company, you may take

action to stop such misuse of the rights of your company. In such a case, an

option would be to use WIPO’s online procedure for domain name dispute

resolution at: www.arbiter.wipo.int/domains. This WIPO website includes a

model complaint as well as legal index to the thousands of WIPO domain name

cases that have already been decided.

N.K.Assumi (Advocate)     16 November 2008

Well Explained.

ANZAR M.A. (Lawyer)     30 October 2009

 dear 

madam 

can u explain how can i register domain name  as trademark

ex; my company logo   ' AAA' ALREADY REGISTERED AS TRADE MARK.  BUT IN CASE OF DOMAIN NAME IS NOT REGISTERED AS TRADE MARK . THEN I WILL AGAIN REGISTER  AAA.COM  DOMAIN AS TRDE MARK

Vedaa Mirazkar (98457 02459) (Lawyer)     06 November 2009

For trade mark registration of your domain name, you need to file an application in TM-1 for the mark "AAA.com". 

Prasad Patwardhan (Techno-Legal professional)     19 February 2010

I have a domain name and I want to register trade mark for the same.

Pls let me know the procedure. I am at Pune and unaware as to hoiw to go about it quickly to secure the tradename.

Prasad Patwardhan (Techno-Legal professional)     19 February 2010

Can I give my tradename to other person/ / firm to use for specified period against royalty

Paulo Pereira (manager)     12 January 2011

Take a further look at https://www.wipo.int/amc/en/center/faq/domains.html

Domain Names Versus Trademark, is an expert theme :)

 

 

Nagaraja B S (Corporate Commercial & IP Lawyer)     07 March 2011

Dear Mr. Prasanna,

We can help you to register for trademark. Domain name can be registered as trademark. Trademark registration has to be done against your name or firm. Then licensing of trademark is possible.

For more details Contact

Nagaraj

Trademark Attorney & IP Lawyer

IP Lex Global Services

Email: nagaraja_bs@iplexglobal.in

Mob: 9902007635


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