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Domain Names related to Company Names

What are the laws concerning the use of a domain name that is the same as the company name?

We purchased a company called TufTek which makes a product that we enhanced and now market. The domain name, TufTek (dot) com was lost in the shuffle, expired and was purchased by a company that claims to be an ''Internet Domain Holding Company.''

Do we have any rights to that domain name, especially in light of the fact that it expired and was purchased?

Thanks for your help. If you need clarification or an additional history of the company, please don't hesitate to ask.


Asked on 5/15/07, 4:41 pm

3 Answers from Attorneys
Johm Smith tom's

Re: Domain Names related to Company Names

We can recover this domain for you; this is our main line of work. Contact me directly for a free consult.

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Answered on 5/15/07, 4:48 pm
Michael Stewart Michael D. Stewart

Re: Domain Names related to Company Names

You should get a lawyer to contact the other company to get the domain assigned to your company, assuming they have no legitimate rights in the name.

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Answered on 5/15/07, 9:23 pm
Joseph Taddeo Attorney Joseph H. Taddeo

Re: Domain Names related to Company Names

1) Trademark registration pre-empts domain name registration. The domain name was lost / acquired by another company. Your only remedy would be to a obtain trademark registration. A preliminary search of the Trademark Office Records indicates that the terms or marks, TufTek, and/or TufTek.com, have not been registered or applied for.

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Answered on 5/15/07, 10:19 pm


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