Re: New TLDs and Registry charters

[kslim <kslim@singnet.com.sg>]

John Young wrote:
> 
> Two additional questions:
> 
> 1.      How about two US holders of identical federal trademark registrations?
> 2.      How about a mulitnational business; what tld does that go in?
> 
> John Young
> 
> ----------
> > From: Vince Wolodkin <wolodkin@digitalink.com>
> > To: joe@spiderweb.com
> > Cc: newdom@vrx.net; DOMAIN-POLICY@LISTS.INTERNIC.NET;
> iahc-discuss@iahc.org; tmcghan@gill-simpson.com
> > Subject: Re: New TLDs and Registry charters
> > Date: Tuesday, December 10, 1996 12:40 PM
> >
> > Joseph A. Falejczyk wrote:
> > >
> > > > > From:          Vince Wolodkin <wolodkin@digitalink.com>
> > > >
> > > > > Anyway, lets say I look up xyz.com, I would get back my local(.US)
> > > > > xyz.com.  This immediately could satisfy lots of international
> > > > > trademark disputes.  In addition, though I hadn't mentioned it
> > > > > before, a Maryland company and a Virginia company both holding
> local
> > > > > trademarks could be xyz.com.va.us and xyz.com.md.us.
> > > > >
> > > > gee, vince, I wish I'd thought of that!     ;-}
> > > >
> > >
> > > Good effort, but...what if xyz.com company in Virginia has a Federal
> > > trademark??
> >
> > No problem, then they are xyz.com.us.  Since they have the federal
> > trademark, no other xyz but them can have xyz.com.us.
> >
> > Vince

Dear John
That's why I believe we should not be involved in all these legal issues
but leave it to the courts.  It is , IMHO, very difficult issues that we
may not have competence of.
Best regards
KS LIM