RE: Trademark classification DOES NOT work. Period.

[Antony Van Couvering <avc@interport.net>]

Um,

Remember that we are talking about a *global* internet, and the discussion
concerns gTLDs.

I was talking about registering trademarks outside of the U.S., where in
many cases (as I understand it), intent to use is not an acceptable basis
for registering a mark.

Antony Van Couvering
NetNames USA, speaking personally


At 07:32 PM 7/27/97 -0400, Robert Frank wrote:
>WRONG, WRONG, WRONG.  The following is the misstatement.
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>This is a misstatement of the problem.  Registering trademarks is such a
>long and expensive process that not even big companies do it unless they
>*are* actually using the name.   
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>The purpose of the Trademark Law Revision Act of 1989 was to allow
companies or individuals to register marks that they had an "intent to use"
and now well over 50% of all applications filed at the USPTO are ITU
applications.  Companies protect their name while they do product testing,
Focus groups, etc.
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>To register a mark is NOT expensive.  It costs less than $300 (I believe)
per class in which the mark is registered.  Many (not alot but more than
1,000) are filed and/or registered by persons NOT even using an attorney.
Yes, it is a long process but you get a filing date on the date the
application is received at the PTO and your rights are protected from that
time forward, assuming your mark matures to a registration.  Finally, my
small business (less than 100 employees) has almost a dozen federal
applications and registrations.  Yes, big companies do tend to register
alot but even some of the largest companies like Coca-Cola often register
less than a dozen names per year although they may search many more for
short time promotions.
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>Robert Frank, President
>CORSEARCH, Inc.
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