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Username:	jeffrey
Date/Time:	Wed, November 15, 2000 at 6:12 PM GMT
Browser:	Microsoft Internet Explorer V5.0 using Windows 98
Score:	5
Subject:	Different kinds of trademarks
Message:
As a lay person in the field of trademarking, it seems to me that a major problem exists between those trademarks that are afforded protection simply by being a unique textual expression (cocacola)versus those that infer a unique commercial application of the mark (coke). It would seem natural to me that those unique textual expressions might utilize a trademark specific TLD, such as .TM, but those that infer a specific utility of the mark, in my mind anyhow, don't deserve special treatment with domain naming. Moreover, I see no reason to allow any trademark holder the right to "squat" on multiple TLDs-particularly the generic variety. It artificially broadens the scope of a large number of existing trademarks. Maybe a trademark attorney watching this board could help clarify.

Message Thread:

• Vote against the Sunrise Period! — jeffrey, November 15 @ 1:58 PM (1/3)
• I agree! — fabrcop, November 15 @ 2:09 PM (1/2)
• Sort of Agree — netverse, November 15 @ 3:04 PM (1/1)
• Different kinds of trademarks — jeffrey, November 15 @ 6:12 PM (0/0)

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