karmicwaves
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Say I have a domain name ChoosingSmartMensJewlery dot whatever. And Choosing Smart happens to be a trademarked name for a company called Choosing Smart that makes vitamins. Would the company come after me?
What is the name of your state or, if not in the US, what is the name of your country?Say I have a domain name ChoosingSmartMensJewlery dot whatever. And Choosing Smart happens to be a trademarked name for a company called Choosing Smart that makes vitamins. Would the company come after me?
I agree with quincy, with the caveat that if you actually use that domain name to transact any business in the U.S. then U.S. law would apply and you may be sued in the U.S. for that.If you are sued, it will be in Canada under Canada's trademark laws.
Yes. However if your site was www.mysite.com/ChoosingSmartproducts or something along those lines, that would work. Your main domain name. shouldn't be trademarked but you can have a sub-section for sure.I agree with quincy, with the caveat that if you actually use that domain name to transact any business in the U.S. then U.S. law would apply and you may be sued in the U.S. for that.
No. It is not necessarily "for sure" that using someone else's trademark in that manner avoids infringement.Yes. However if your site was www.mysite.com/ChoosingSmartproducts or something along those lines, that would work. Your main domain name shouldn't be trademarked but you can have a sub-section for sure.
I would explain those examples as descriptive uses of the trademark Rolex, and descriptive uses can be a fair and legal use of a trademark.How would you explain the following results (Hundreds of them)?]