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Trademarks apply to domains. Dremel have a trademark on the Dremel drill, not on anything in the whole world called Dremel.
by nodata 14y ago
Trademarks apply to domains. Dremel have a trademark on the Dremel drill, not on anything in the whole world called Dremel.
- sbierwagen 14y agoAh, that is true, but if I recall, a "fanciful mark" that's entirely made up, like Kodak, Google, or Dremel; has to pass a higher bar. If Dremel produced and sold a power tool named "the Google", then there might be grounds.
- nodata 14y agoLike Coca-Cola.
- aneth4 14y agoIt's an internal name not used in commerce so it is not subject to the same liability. Not an expert beyond that, but you can nickname your sister Kleenex without violating a trademark.
- maxerickson 14y agoWikipedia says that Dremel is named after the founder of the company.