Re: [ga-udrp] The UDRP & Registered Symbols in Domain Names

["NameCritic" <watch-dog@inreach.com>]

The ® symbol does not mean the same in all countries, so that still won't
solve the problem. In some countries in order to use that symbol you must
have registered your mark there as well. Use of it on a website where you
have customers from such a country constitutes a form of misrepresentation
as those customers may assume you have that mark in their country.

TM is also english based.

Chris McElroy aka NameCritic
----- Original Message -----
From: <DannyYounger@cs.com>
To: <ga-udrp@dnso.org>
Cc: <CCHICOINE@thompsoncoburn.com>; <Mueller@syr.edu>
Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2001 2:52 AM
Subject: [ga-udrp] The UDRP & Registered Symbols in Domain Names


> As you may be aware, it is now possible to register domain names with
> symbols, such as (C) or (R) © ®.   This might affect the future UDRP
process
> as "marks" become incorporated into domain names.
>
> Some information on this process may be found at:
> http://ml.register.com/index-ss.cgi?6309|2497174265
>
> Although such registrations do not currently resolve on the internet, the
> expectation is that they will indeed resolve subsequent to VeriSign's
phase
> 3.3.
>
> One interesting question posed:  Why can't I register a domain name that
> includes the trademark symbol?
> To register a domain name using the special symbol domain name
registration
> process, you must enter a domain name that includes at least one "special
> symbol".
> The trademark symbol (™) and the letters "™" translate to the same code.
The
> trademark symbol (™) is currently recognized as the standard English
> characters 'tm'-- not as the special symbol "™". Therefore, a domain name
> containing the symbol "™" and none of the special symbols is not a special
> symbol domain name.
> http://ml.register.com/faq/register-ss-faq.cgi?1|2497174265|CO6309
>
> Perhaps we need the IETF to create a special unique symbol for TM for
> registration purposes.  This might solve some problems down the road.
>
> I don't know enough about special symbol registrations yet... perhaps YJ
> might have greater knowledge, or perhaps the folks at Verisign could
provide
> some guidance?
>
> Best regards,
> Danny
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