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> If anything I would have thought they should be the ones changing their name, ... No doubt that they did think of that. Instead they decided on intimidation

> If anything I would have thought they should be the ones changing their name, ... No doubt that they did think of that. Instead they decided on intimidation as an opening strategy. > ... as I was using the name 7+ years before them with a similar product So they are guilty of what they are accusing you of. You could: 1) threaten to counter sue and settle for a price, or 2) sell them your .com They've no doubt anticipated these responses as well and are prepared to negotiate. They simply decided to open the negotiations at $0

grammarnazzzi 5y ago
Imagine the conversation they had 2 years ago when they registered their .net domain. Maybe 2 years ago, they were deciding on their corporate identity: maybe ABC, DEF, or GHI, ... They decided on ABC even though they knew ABC.com wasn't available. THEY KNEW IT, so they took ABC.net instead. They could have made you an offer at that time, but maybe they weren't ready because their business wasn't profitable yet. No point in putting money into something isn't proven valuable yet, right? So they kicked that can down the road; delayed that decision to buy your domain. So, now they want it, and they're engaging you now. They know they have no more claim on it than they did 2 years go.