Re: [wg-c] Retraction of previous proposal

["Rita M. Odin" <OdinR@arentfox.com>]

Bob,

I believe I talked about dilution as well - tarnishment being a form of dilution.  If I didn't, I stand corrected :-) 

Rita

>>> "Robert F. Connelly" <rconnell@psi-japan.com> 07/29 6:56 PM >>>
At 18:07 29-07-99 -0400, Rita M. Odin wrote:
>  If someone uses the domain name in a trademark/service mark sense (i.e., 
> it is used in the advertisement of goods/services by displaying it, e.g., 
> on the website) then it becomes a trademark/service mark.

Dear Rita:

You did not mention tarnishing a trademark/service mark.  When someone uses 
a confusing name for a porn site, it tarnishes the mark, e.g. "intle.com".

Would you include that in your definition?

Regards,
BobC



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