1. Advertising
    y u no do it?

    Advertising (learn more)

    Advertise virtually anything here, with CPM banner ads, CPM email ads and CPC contextual links. You can target relevant areas of the site and show ads based on geographical location of the user if you wish.

    Starts at just $1 per CPM or $0.10 per CPC.

Trademark question

Discussion in 'Domain Names' started by apwn, Jan 17, 2013.

0
  1. #1
    Hi

    I have a small question.

    If I register health-monitor [dot] net and I create a website about health.
    Can I do it or can I risk to lose my domain because of healthmonitor [dot] com

    The term health monitor is quiet generic. What do you think ?

    Thank you for your responses,

    Thomas
     
    apwn, Jan 17, 2013 IP
  2. JLMDevelopment

    JLMDevelopment Peon Affiliate Manager

    Messages:
    12
    Likes Received:
    0
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    1
    #2
    I would run a trademark search, a basic word mark search, at USPTO, I did run one of the two word phrase, Health Monitor, and there are live trademarks associated with this term. Data Centrum communications has two - both referring to: newspaper columns, newsletters and magazines regarding health issues and patient education, and for: Electronic publications in the nature of newsletters and magazines in the field of health issues and patient and doctor education recorded on computer media. In that sense, if you were intending on building a website that is in a similar nature to healthmonitor.com, I believe you would be in direct violation of this trademark, and would be liable for damages.
     
    JLMDevelopment, Jan 17, 2013 IP
  3. cbusiness

    cbusiness Active Member

    Messages:
    772
    Likes Received:
    16
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    90
    #3
    www.USPT:confused:rg is the site he mentioned

    The answer is NO. Such a generic name cannot be trademark infringed unles you make an obvious attempt to copy their website design and/or content .

    There's actually a story up about this......... Gaymer.org wanted to block the people/public on reddit from have the 'Gaymer' category because it's gotten popular.

    The .org won't win because the phrase 'gaymer' has been in use since 1988 supposedly. Without viable evidence to support they did create the r-community to damage the '.org' (of all sites), it wont fly in court.
     
    cbusiness, Jan 23, 2013 IP