"owners of those trademarks couldn't take action against you" There are actually ways that a knowledgeable person can dodge that (and yes getting your own trad

"owners of those trademarks couldn't take action against you" There are actually ways that a knowledgeable person can dodge that (and yes getting your own trademark is one of them). But there is an interesting paradox here. As noted by another post on this page vaksel had noted that "the most I was able to get from the 40 companies I contacted is $7,500" with relation to a domain name he was trying to sell that he felt was worth way more. The paradox is this. If more companies realized the value of domains they would be easier to sell. But there would also be many more UDRP's and cybersquatting lawsuits than there are now. Many companies simply don't see enough value in the domains to even pursue a UDRP that can be done for probably $5000 (if the right firm handles the complaint).