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I have purchased several Florida dot com names with the intent to sell them to local interests that can use them. So I began acquiring Florida"CarBrandName".com's with the intent to sell them to local dealerships. Not for redirected traffic or anything like that, but they are actually for sale on the site that they are redirected to.
Today, I received a letter stating that I could not sell the name of one of these car related domain because of trademark violations and that I was in violation of cybersquatting laws. How far does a trademark extend when I put the word "Florida" or any state for that matter in front of their Trademarked name.
Say for instance that my daughter's name was Mercedes and I lived in Florida and bought her the name FloridaMercedes.com, how could they possibly extend their claim over such a name?
Isn't this getting a bit ridiculous?
Today, I received a letter stating that I could not sell the name of one of these car related domain because of trademark violations and that I was in violation of cybersquatting laws. How far does a trademark extend when I put the word "Florida" or any state for that matter in front of their Trademarked name.
Say for instance that my daughter's name was Mercedes and I lived in Florida and bought her the name FloridaMercedes.com, how could they possibly extend their claim over such a name?
Isn't this getting a bit ridiculous?