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    Need urgent feedback, please help!

    a) If you have a domain which is a popular Trademark, there is a chance for the TM holder to file a case through WIPO for getting your domain. b) If you sell a domain, you are no longer liable for any legal issues regarding the name as you are transferring the rights to another person. My...
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    Urgent Trademark Query.

    Hi, I plan to buy a domain for about $300 and I have a query relating to trademark results that has come up during a TM search. Let us assume the domain name is Threads.in which is planned for a social forum. In the TM Search, I see trademarks for the word 'Thread' in 7 Classes and the...
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    Internet.in High Court Decision

    Rules does not apply to his case. He mentioned of having a domain which is similar to a trademark.
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    Internet.in High Court Decision

    A case against your domain depends on the power of the complaniant. If this person is strong in the market (a famous company), then he will have all the knowledge and experience to fight for his trademark. Even if your contents of the site are different, it can still be against your favor, if...
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    proof of ownership

    Well known registrars like Directi, Mitsu will not indulge in this practice, but the new players or others may do something inorder to earn some quick money. In such cases, your Whois record will come to your rescue. What you need to do is this. 1. Maintain accurate whois 2. In case of...
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    Trademarking .in's Cost

    The cost for trademark is the same under all cases. It basically depends on whether someone opposes your mark. The trademark office for entire south India is chennai and from what I understand, the trademark registrar of chennai is arrested on bribery charges and it will take sometime for...
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    When Are Indian Domain Registrations At Risk?

    @-MM- # If you have coined a domain name from two or more words, then it is necessary to check for trademark. For eg: flipkart is a coined word and a popular trademark. # If you have a generic domain name, but using the domain name in good faith I would recommend doing a trademark of that word...
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    Trademarking .in's Cost

    Rs 5000 - Rs 8000 Cost varies depending on the person. The actual charge of TMs is only Rs 3000 - 4000, but these agents take a commission.
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    Looking for PR2 & PR3 domains

    Hi, I am looking for PR2 & PR3 names. Payment can be done via paypal or netbanking Budget Rs 1000 - 1500 For higher pr's I can increase upto 3k Let me know - Aarhint
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    Need PR2 or PR3 names

    Hi, I am looking for PR2 & PR3 names. Payment can be done via paypal or netbanking Budget Rs 1000 - 1500 For higher pr's I can increase upto 3k Let me know - Aarhint
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    Complete List of Indian Domain Name Sales

    We are having a similar situation where-in our domain, a generic word is a trademark owned by a popular company. Words like 'Ads', 'College' are trademarked and they pose a threat to the .in's I was also told, big corporates pay bribes to trademark officials in getting their generic names...
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    Advice Needed. Generic word is a trademark - What should I do now

    I know a person who deals with trademarks. He said this to me. Kindly let me know how I should handle the situation now
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    Advice Needed. Generic word is a trademark - What should I do now

    Hi, Both the marks I have mentioned are in India only.
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    Advice Needed. Generic word is a trademark - What should I do now

    Just to clarify: I do not hold ads.in - This was an example for a generic name registered as trademark. Similarly, even the name 'College' is a registered trademark since last year
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    Advice Needed. Generic word is a trademark - What should I do now

    Hi, Let's say 'Ads.in' is my domain. There is a trademark under the name 'Ads' done in year 2007 (used since 2004) Now my question is, can the trademark owner of 'Ads' raise a dispute in the .in registry that I should return the domain to him? Till now I have not got any disputes from any...
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    Should we trademark our .in domain names?

    Hi, Do you think it is safe to trademark .in Domain names if we buy for a premium price? Also should we first do a trademark search to find if the desired domain name is already a trademark? Kindly advice. Also I just came across this post
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    PR2 to PR5 domains

    Hi, Interested in PR2 and PR5 domains. Any TLD is fine. Get me some offers.
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    Domain Disputed - Need Very urgent help

    Hi, One of my domain is being disputed by an entity in US claiming it is violating a trademark of theirs. They have sent me a mail from a gmail id claiming to be a law firm. Due to confidentiality I am unable to tell you the name, but the best possible case is that the disputed domain name is...
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    Why are .com's still preferred by Startups?

    Hi, I am curious to know why startup companies in India still prefer to go with .com rather than a .in Does .com have a significant edge over the .in's in any way? Also would like to know if .in domains will be worth the hype?
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    Chances for Registry to reserve Domain names?

    Hi, I am planning to acquire a domain for more than $4000. Before doing that I wanted to understand 'What are the chances for .IN Registry to reserve your domain' The domain I plan to acquire is not a trademark and it is kind of popular in todays market. Is there any protocols I should follow...


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