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Our company was launched in 2003, well before Google Sites. Since we also own the trademark for Bandzoogle, it isn't a stretch to change to Sitezoogle. My law
by cvinson 17y ago
Our company was launched in 2003, well before Google Sites. Since we also own the trademark for Bandzoogle, it isn't a stretch to change to Sitezoogle. My lawyer (who can't officially represent me) said that the trademark office looks mainly at the first 4 letters of the name. Google Sites is a trademark, which is very different from Sitezoogle.
The very worst that can happen is that I lose a few thousand dollars defending their contest. It's not like they are going to back down at this point. The next thing they'll send is the domain dispute letter. If I lose, fine, I'll change the name. But just instantly giving in to the big "do no evil" bully seems a little premature.
- BobbyH 17y agoIn case they file a UDRP (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uniform_Domain_Name_Dispute_Resolution_Policy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uniform_Domain_Name_Dispute_Res...) complaint, make sure that your contact info is correct on your whois (http://www.whois.net/whois/Sitezoogle.com http://www.whois.net/whois/Sitezoogle.com). I know somebody who lost a UDRP complaint because their contact info was out of date and the UDRP complaint wasn't sent to them, so they lost by default.