I received a strange email from a company demanding that I hand over a domain name that I registered in 2008. I use it to host web services as well as it linking to my ltd co's website.
They claim that because my domain name xxyyzz.co.uk (bought in 2008) exactly matches their trademark xxyyzz (registered in 2015) that I am infringing on their trademark because I am selling similar services.
Has anybody every come across such a case and does a trademark really entitle you to go and ask somebody to hand over their domain name!?
I found this on the following website:
https://www.ipos.gov.sg/Portals/0/IP...24June2013.pdf
"The fact, however, that a domain name is available and registrable does not necessarily mean that it is legally safe for you to use it. For example, if the name is identical or similar to another person’s registered trade mark, you may be infringing that trade mark."
Having said that I purchased the domain 8 years ago! How can somebody come and register a trademark 8 years later and demand their domain be handed over? Surely that cannot be the case.........
They claim that because my domain name xxyyzz.co.uk (bought in 2008) exactly matches their trademark xxyyzz (registered in 2015) that I am infringing on their trademark because I am selling similar services.
Has anybody every come across such a case and does a trademark really entitle you to go and ask somebody to hand over their domain name!?
I found this on the following website:
https://www.ipos.gov.sg/Portals/0/IP...24June2013.pdf
"The fact, however, that a domain name is available and registrable does not necessarily mean that it is legally safe for you to use it. For example, if the name is identical or similar to another person’s registered trade mark, you may be infringing that trade mark."
Having said that I purchased the domain 8 years ago! How can somebody come and register a trademark 8 years later and demand their domain be handed over? Surely that cannot be the case.........
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