Is Securing A Domain Name Good Enough ?

You have checked the availability of the name that you want to use. It is available for registration as a domain name. Does that give you the right to use it for commercial purposes?

NO. Not necessarily. The use of that domain name could infringe upon a valid trademark. You absolutely must perform a trademark search of the name to determine whether it infringes upon someone's rights. Domain name registration and trademark law are two separate, yet related issues. Use of a domain name can infringe upon a trademark. In fact, the Internic Policies provide a procedure whereby a trademark owner can have the domain name transferred. Additionally, you should be aware that cybersquaters are a thing of the past. Most cybersquaters have lost their cases against valid trademark owners.

About Trademark searches from this web page. We do not perform the trademark searches that are ordered through this web page. The links on this page are to an independent company in which we have no ownership. However, we do utilize the services of this company for trademark searches for our customers and have been extremely satisfied with the results that we have obtained. However, we are not responsible for the performance of the trademark searches and have no control over the party performing the search. We have supplied the link on this page as a service to our customers and others accessing this page.