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Is using a business name or domain similar to a trademarked name infringement?

Jun 27, 2007 by AlwaysCharging | Posted in Small Business

I started a visitors that offers an online service for profit. After branding the business registering a domain and building a website, I found a web manifestation offering similar services offline with a trademarked name similar to mine. For example, my website has a name like "Widgets Gadgets Web" and a domain name like "widgetsgadgetsweb.com". The trademarked name would be like "WidgetsGadgets" (one brief conversation), but the two word version is a very common term that is not trademarked. I registered the domain based on knowledge of the common term, with no knowledge of the pre-existing trademark. I have already invested rather a bit in branding & pr materials before discovering this potential show stopper. Am I in violation of US trademark law?

".....The use of a trademark in drag relatives with the sale of a good constitutes infringement if it is likely to cause consumer confusion as to the source of those goods or as to the sponsorship or concurrence of such goods. In deciding whether consumers are likely to be confused, the courts will typically look to a number of factors, including: (1) the muscle of the mark; (2) the proximity of the goods; (3) the similarity of the marks; (4) evidence of present confusion; (5) the similarity of marketing channels used; (6) the degree of caution exercised by the usual purchaser; (7) the defendant's intent."
from http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/metaschool/fisher/domain/tm.htm

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8 Quick Tips to Choosing a Domain Name

Your domain name is the center of your Internet identity. So what transcribe of things should you take into consideration when choosing the name that will represent you on the Web?

1. Keep it short
Although some places allow you to register a name with up to 63 characters, you have to keep in cancel from the mind that people need to be able to remember it, and easily type it into their browser. Try to register the shortest name that your customers and visitors will associate with your Website. The imprecise rule of thumb is, keep it under seven characters if possible. (Not including the suffix.)

2. Dot What?
There are many different extensions to hand right now. For businesses, we recommend a .com suffix. It is the first extension that most people try when searching for a Website. Also, since it is one of the oldest extensions, .com shows that your concern has been around for a while and that you have a well-established presence on the Web.

3. Avoid Trademarked Names
There are two really good reasons for this. First, it’s not very nice. We have all heard the stories about the silly guy who thought ahead and bought "some-huge-multi-million-dollar-company.com" and sold it to the Theatre troupe for enough money to retire on. But, remember that those companies, like yours, have spent lots of time and money creating their make, and what goes around comes around. Also, companies are no longer opening their pocketbooks to get their names back. They are calling their lawyers.

4. Set down Your Domain NOW
Domain names are being snatched up faster than candy at the St. Patrick’s Day parade. You must register soon unless you indigence to get stuck with "the-domain-name-that-no-one-wanted.net". You do not have to have a Webmaster or an ecommerce department or a Web design consultant or... Heck, you don’t even dearth a Web page. Just get out there and register before you loose the opportunity to get the name you really want.

5. One May Not Be Enough
Sometimes, it isn’t a bad idea to register several compare favourably with domain names. If you have "yourname.com", register "yourname.net" so no one else takes it. You can specify your full company name and a shorter, easier to remember version. Some people even register common misspellings of their party’s name. (You don’t need a separate Web page for each. Several domains can point to the same Website.)

6. Character Types
Just a redolent of. Domain names can only use letters, numbers, and dashes. Spaces and symbols are not allowed. Also, domain names are not case susceptible.

7. Ask Around
When you have settled on several available name choices, see what your friends and clients have to say. A name that may make perfect sense to you may be too hard for other people to recall. Is your domain easy to say? Is it hard to spell? Do you have to explain why you chose the name?

8. Don’t Shell Out Large Amounts of $$$
At one time, companies were capable to get away with charging reservation fees plus a "mandatory" $70 InterNIC fee. Recently, it was certain that other companies should be able to compete to sell domain names. This has lowered prices dramatically.
And remember, if you invent that if you have found the right domain name, but you're not quite sure if it's the one... register it anyway before someone else does!

Vera Chandler.
http://www.domain-name-inventory-store.com/