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Author Topic: Selling a domain.  (Read 885 times)

London Electric

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Selling a domain.
« on: November 19, 2021, 03:23:17 AM »

I am a lurker on these boards as i have an interest in electric bikes but living in a flat in London and with our cold weathers and with costs of the premium brands i think it will be a long time before i own an electric bike.
Keeping up with brands and what they are launching, one brand are launching a new offshoot  of their company with a brand new model  at Eicma next week.So with wanting to buy an electric bike in  the future, i decided to look up the domain for the new company with the model name and saw it was up for sale, so I bought it.
 I have approached the company asking if they would like to buy the domain but have not heard anything back/Anyone think I have wasted my money or does anyone know how I could earn a premium for this domain.I have put it on a domain auction site but not even had anyone look at it yet.

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HoodRichOG

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Re: Selling a domain.
« Reply #1 on: November 20, 2021, 11:48:05 AM »

So you are infringing on their trademark and also trying to sell it to them? I believe this is called Cybersquatting and I hope you understand what you are doing...

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Richtea

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Re: Selling a domain.
« Reply #2 on: November 21, 2021, 03:41:37 AM »

https://www.bitlaw.com/internet/domain.html#disputes [my highlights]:

The statute the lists the following factors as elements that a court can consider to determine whether the domain name was registered in bad faith.

-    Does the domain name holder have trademark rights in the domain name?
-    Is the domain name the legal name of the domain name holder, or some other name that is otherwise commonly used to identify that person?
-    Has the domain name holder made use (prior to the dispute) of the domain name in connection with a bona fide sale of goods or services?
-    Is the domain name holder using the mark in a bona fide noncommercial or fair use way at a web site accessible at the domain name?
-    Is the domain name holder attempting to divert consumers from the trademark owner's web site in a confusing way, either for commercial gain or in an attempt to tarnish or disparage the trademark mark?
-    Has the domain name holder offered to sell the domain name to the trademark owner (or anyone else) for financial gain without having any intent to use the mark with the sale of goods or services?
-    Has the domain name holder behaved in a pattern of registering and selling domain names without intending to use them in connection with the sale of goods or services?
-    Did the domain name holder provide false information when applying for the registration of the domain name (or do so in connection with other domain names)?
-    Has the domain name holder registered domain names of other parties trademarks?; and
-    How distinctive and famous is the trademark owner's trademark?

Good luck there...
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