Frequently Asked Questions about domain names
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- Can the owner of a trademark ask to have an Internet domain, dealing with different products, closed down?
- I have a trademark registered and I have just found out that a firm is using an Internet address the same as my trademark. Can I stop him and, above all, can I get the domain in my favour?
- I have a web site and lately many people are registering similar domains to exploiting the reputation. Should one of them register my domain as a trademark, do I risk losing it? And on the contrary, if I have it registered as a trademark could I protect myself against them?
- I am the owner of a trademark and only recently I have found out that someone has registered a domain name the same as my trademark. How is this possible and how can I get it back?
- Can I register a trademark with the view of using it on Internet?
- I have an Italian Internet site with an American address, such as “myname.com”. Is it possible registering it as a trademark in the United States? Is the trademark considered as being used even if it is just for the Internet?
- I have registered two Internet domains “.it” corresponding to the names of two famous videogames, which are now of public use. Now the importing company has written to me telling me to give them, free of charge, the domains, otherwise they will legally act against me: is it possible that they are right?
- Can one lose the Internet domain to the benefit of who has the same trademark registered?
- Can an Internet domain be registered if it has the same name of a famous trademark?