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How does that work with new ideas? Expecting a startup to have a trademark is a little heavy handed, and obv you won't have anything trading with that name.
by Sosh101 6y ago
How does that work with new ideas? Expecting a startup to have a trademark is a little heavy handed, and obv you won't have anything trading with that name.
- wombatmobile 6y agoYou can register a company for $700, then $400 per year. A business name is less. On the other hand, if you don’t want to spend that money up front, you can wait, knowing that nobody else can register the domain (unless they spend a similar amount first).
- tomhoward 6y agoYou actually don't have to have the eligible company name/business name/trademark already registered (though you do have to have an "Australian Business Number", which can be obtained online without delay or charge, even as a sole trader/freelancer). But when you register the domain you agree to the policy I've pasted below. So you can start using the domain straight away, but if, before you have registered a matching business/company name or trademark, somebody else can demonstrate eligibility to use that domain, they can challenge your registration and you'd have to hand it over. === Policy Acceptance By submitting this application for a domain name, you confirm that you are eligible to hold the domain name set out in this application, and that all information provided in this application is true, complete and correct, and is not misleading in any way. If any of the information is later found not to be true, or is incomplete, incorrect, or misleading in any way, or if you have submitted this application in bad faith, the domain name license can be canceled and you can permanently lose the use of the domain name. I certify that I understand the agreement and that domain names have a close & substantial connection to the person/business that it is intended to represent.