You say, "Most generic words are in fact trademarked somewhere in the world!"I
would go further and say - ALL words are trademarked, somewhere in the world.
I
have been in touch with the Patent Office, here in the UK.
They also look after
UK trademarks.
Quote from my email sent on 29 June 2001:
2. Every word in our
dictionary seems used for trademarks in the whole English-speaking world. Most are
used many times over. Your search engine is not as good as USPTO, but was able to
find following - JUST IN THE UK ALONE:
a. Words from Alpha (very many entries inc.
E232330) to Zeta (many inc. 773747).
b. Words from Aardvark (several inc. E207464)
to Zulu (few inc. 1365085).
*******end*******
Many businesses share the same
word or words - in the same country AND all over the world.
How can a business
say a domain name causes 'consumer confussion' for THEM - when the same word(s) belongs
to other businesses also.
They even claim words similar to them.
So you can see
- UDRP is just an excuse for big business to steal the Intellectual Property (domains)
from the legal owner.
Those with a brain can see - it is all based on spin, lies
and propaganda.
They know the simple answer - name.class.country.reg