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Impersonation via e-mail (and other means, including website URL)
In Trademark    -  updated on 2/26/2009
I know the remedies available to me when someone impersonates my domain name, content, website URL, etc.

My question is whether the same, similar or analogous causes of action exist when that some...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
Using the name of an actor as a user name on a community website
In Trademark    -  updated on 2/26/2009
Someone I know used the name of a fairly well-know celeb as a user name on community site.  The user name displays as part of the URL.  This is a non-commercial site and the person that created it ...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
Composite Trademark Question
In Trademark    -  updated on 2/26/2009
What if a current trademark exists for a company and their name is similar to mine and the industry (category) is the same?

For example (I have used FICTIONAL names for sake of example):
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web site - trademark- discription
In Trademark    -  updated on 2/26/2009
Q1

I want to trademark a name that has been registered before. They did not renew it.

Someone has the Dotcom to do with this name.

Once I trademark it can I ask them to remove it sinc...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
Common law geographic location of website
In Trademark    -  updated on 2/26/2009
My understanding is that common law TM extends to the geographic location where the TM is used and where it is likely to extend.

What about an unregistered TM used on products sold on a website? &nbs...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
WebSite/T-Shirt Copyright/Trademark issue
In Trademark    -  updated on 2/26/2009
Wanting to start a website/forum and print t-shirts under the name like "speak up" (not the actual name, just using it as an example), but let's say there was already a blog/forum online that uses ...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
NFL team logos displayed on a news website
In Trademark    -  updated on 2/26/2009
Can a sports news website that provides NFL schedules, scores, and standings display team logos without the consent of each team?  

I understand that the information listed (ie: scores, schedules...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
Website with trademarks in pictures
In Trademark    -  updated on 2/26/2009
I'm helping a friend who lives in a small town set up a website which highlights and reviews most of the local businesses in town. He has photos of the store-fronts and I'm now wondering as to whether the ap...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
Searching using the USPTO website (TESS)
In Trademark    -  updated on 2/26/2009
Anyone know the field code to search for a particular NOA date in the Free Form (advanced) functionality of the TESS online search facility? (ie: [FD] = Filing Date, [RD] = Registration Date.  It seems ...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
I Love NY website issue
In Trademark    -  updated on 2/26/2009
Hi, I own the website www.iloveanything.com  We sell custom "I heart" t-shirts that customers can make say they love (blank).  R...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
Phrase and website name
In Trademark    -  updated on 2/26/2009
I am a sole proprietor of a services business.  I am starting a blog for my company and have come up with a great name for it.  It has been suggested to me that I somehow "protect" this n...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
TM used in website name/domain
In Trademark    -  updated on 2/26/2009
Hi, I've just launched a website providing information in a very specific field and named "great siesta" (fictional).

The word "siesta" (fictional) is a registered trademark of ano...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
NFL initials in website name
In Trademark    -  updated on 2/26/2009
Is it a violation to use the initials "NFL" in a football related website name.  For ex.:  www . nflxxx . com   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
Using Pro Sports Logo
In Trademark    -  updated on 2/26/2009
My initial thought is that I can't... I'm talking about NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, NLL, MLS, CFL, etc. Can these logos be used on a fan/news site? What about colors?   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
want my website name to be a trademark
In Trademark    -  updated on 2/26/2009
I have a registered domain mytrademark.com
How do you think how much it will cost me to register it as a trademark?
My trademark is a succession of several consonants (no vowels) and it doesn't resembl...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
Live scores web site
In Trademark    -  updated on 2/26/2009
I want to build a live scores web site that will provide info for NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL games. I won't be able to use teas logos, but can I use the team names and show scores ? Would that require these legal ? ...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
Can I use this word as a part of my site name ?
In Trademark    -  updated on 2/26/2009
Hello,

I am planning to register a site which has got a suffix dbase.

Now I am in a fix as to whether the word dbase is a trademark. THere exisit a site called Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
Violation question on new website
In Trademark    -  updated on 2/26/2009
 I am thinking of developing a website as follows:


Page title: Cityname Buy and Sell

URL: citynamebuyandsell.com


Cityname  represents a city found  in a provin...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
Composite Mark as a work-around?
In Trademark    -  updated on 2/26/2009
I have applied for a trademark for a tagline that I want to use in my business. The tagline did not turn up in a search of the USPTO database; nor did I find it while googling around once or twice.

W...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
auction site infrigement
In Trademark    -  updated on 2/26/2009
Im new to all of this and do not know alot about trademark infrigement. Anyhow they suspended my acount because of it and im really upset. Im not sure if it was because i didnt use the whole name or what it ...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
 
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