Trademark Domain Name – Even in the Cyberworld, There Are Laws and Regulations
It is possible to trademark a domain name that you use, but there are certain requirements. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that a business must use their trademark domain name to sell a product or supply a service in order for the registration to be granted and the trademark and domain name be protected. In plain English, if a competitor or anyone else reserves the domain name that you have decided to register and use it as a symbol of commerce for your company, you win the rights to use it.
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