Legal Question in Business Law in Virginia

I would like to use the internet domain name med*etic.com--I am in the process of getting Med*netic trademarked. When I do, will I have the right to that internet domain name?


Asked on 5/07/14, 2:40 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys

Michael Hendrickson Law Office Michael E. Hendrickson

No, not necessarily, if someone else has already claimed it, given the current trends in domain trademark cases which apparently suggest that the holder of a valid federally issued trademark will not necessarily have the absolute right to stop someone else from using a similar domain name if there is no likelihood

that the so-called Likelihood of Confusion test may apply to the situation

at issue, i.e., that consumers may be deceived into purchasing

goods and/or services due to their confusion resulting from the similarity

of the names and the lack of clarity as to the true sponsor of the goods/services from which they have made their purchases.

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Answered on 5/09/14, 11:14 am


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