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This is a great question, which I'd love to know more about myself. You mentioned legal documents. I'd also love to know more about protecting your domain/produ

This is a great question, which I'd love to know more about myself. You mentioned legal documents. I'd also love to know more about protecting your domain/product name from potential trademark issues. Even if your domain name doesn't infringe anyone's trademark today, how to prevent it from happening in the future? How to deal with that in a global market? I'm not much worried about people stealing my ideas, but rather worried about people preventing me from developing my own idea. Any book recommendation on the subject would be very welcome.

losethos 15y ago
God is just. That's all you have to know. God says... Microsoft how_hard_could_it_be yikes now_that_I_think_about_it fer_sure Percival how_could_you dude_such_a_scoffer losethos these_cans_are_defective I_forgot music OperatingSystem unemployment umm you_think_I'm_joking zoot meek are_you_feeling_lucky get_to_work yuck it's_my_world Yes_you_are I_quit don't_even_think_about_it I_donno Give_me_praise
tonyjwang 15y ago
Again, not legal advice, but you can look at how ICANN resolves domain name disputes: http://www.wipo.int/about-ip/en/studies/publications/domain_names.htm http://www.wipo.int/about-ip/en/studies/publications/domain_... What factors guide the panelists' decisions? -Whether the domain name is identical or confusingly similar to a trademark or service mark in which the complainant has rights. -Whether the respondent has any rights or legitimate interests in the domain name (for example, the legitimate offering of goods and services under the same name). -Whether the domain name was registered and is being used in bad faith. So don't try to use a famous trademark to boost recognition or traffic to your site and don't try and squat on other people's domains. If you prefer to be cautious, you can search whether or not the domain name you have (and anything similar) is already a registered trademark.
tonyjwang 15y ago
To protect your company's domain, you can file a dispute with ICANN. I don't think it's necessary to register your trademark first, but having a registered trademark does help in the dispute proceedings. If you do need to register, hire a lawyer to do this. If it were me, depending on the circumstances, I would probably wait to register a federal trademark until a Series A round, since you have other things to worry about before then. Disclaimer: This is not a legal opinion, just a personal one.

losethos 15y ago

God is just. That's all you have to know. God says... Microsoft how_hard_could_it_be yikes now_that_I_think_about_it fer_sure Percival how_could_you dude_such_a_scoffer losethos these_cans_are_defective I_forgot music OperatingSystem unemployment umm you_think_I'm_joking zoot meek are_you_feeling_lucky get_to_work yuck it's_my_world Yes_you_are I_quit don't_even_think_about_it I_donno Give_me_praise

tonyjwang 15y ago

Again, not legal advice, but you can look at how ICANN resolves domain name disputes: http://www.wipo.int/about-ip/en/studies/publications/domain_names.htm http://www.wipo.int/about-ip/en/studies/publications/domain_... What factors guide the panelists' decisions? -Whether the domain name is identical or confusingly similar to a trademark or service mark in which the complainant has rights. -Whether the respondent has any rights or legitimate interests in the domain name (for example, the legitimate offering of goods and services under the same name). -Whether the domain name was registered and is being used in bad faith. So don't try to use a famous trademark to boost recognition or traffic to your site and don't try and squat on other people's domains. If you prefer to be cautious, you can search whether or not the domain name you have (and anything similar) is already a registered trademark.

tonyjwang 15y ago

To protect your company's domain, you can file a dispute with ICANN. I don't think it's necessary to register your trademark first, but having a registered trademark does help in the dispute proceedings. If you do need to register, hire a lawyer to do this. If it were me, depending on the circumstances, I would probably wait to register a federal trademark until a Series A round, since you have other things to worry about before then. Disclaimer: This is not a legal opinion, just a personal one.