Re: Who really benefits from 60-day period?

[Albert Tramposch <0002082489@mcimail.com>]

Daniel Kalchev wrote:

>The two remaining types of domain names are confusing. If there is
>cocacola.tm.bg, which is supposed to mean the cocacola trademark in
>Bulgaria (eventualy verified by long and expensive procedure with the
>local trademark or patent office!!!) - then what is cocacola.bg? Why two
>of those?

Because cocacola.bg might already be owned by someone else (cocacola is a poor
example, of course, but many trademarks are not as famous or unique).  In
such a case, the trademark owner could still get a domain name that corresponds
to his trademark in the .tm subspace.

Albert Tramposch
WIPO
IAHC member, speaking on my own behalf