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highvis |
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Mon, July 10, 2000 at 2:59 PM GMT |
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Won't new tld's create possible trademark violations? |
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One of the measures used in a trademark infringement
case is to determine whether or not a similar mark to the existing trademark could
create confusion with consumers. Wouldn't Business.biz be so similar to Business.com
that it would be easy for a consumer to confuse the two? Why should we create
a system that allows the company that paid millions for business.com to have competition
from a new confusing domain that cost the competitor $70 or less to register? Think
of all of the hits business.biz will get that started out to go to business.com.
That certainly seems like a case for trademark violation to me. Aren't we trying
to stop that from happening?
My feeling is that we will be creating more confusion
rather than fostering healthy competition, and that is simply wrong.
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- Won't new tld's create possible trademark violations? — highvis, July 10 @ 2:59 PM (3/5)
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