Can anyone show me the typical e-mail a layer writes to...

[italiandragon]

ask basically to surrender your domain due to TM infringment or you`re going to be in troubles if you don`t let the name go...?

Thanks

 

[Johnn]

Dear Mr.ItalianDragon:

My Company has for many years used the registered trademark XXX to identify and distinguish the source of of our products and services. The XXX trademark has become well-known and famous throughout the world, and through its efforts we have established tremendous value and goodwill associated with the trademark. In order to protect the significant goodwill associated with the XXX trademark, we must prevent the use of trademarks, terms or names by others that would be likely to cause confusion as to the source of products or services, or cause possible confusion as to the sponsorship, affiliation, or endorsement by or with our Company, or that would dilute the distinctive quality of the XXX trademark.

In view of our Company's long prior use and registration of the remote XXX trademark, we believe that your use of “XXX” in connection with your products and available on your website, and your use of “XXX” in the metatags associated with your website, is likely to cause confusion, mistake or deception to customers or potential customers, in violation of federal and state law. We also believe that such use dilutes the distinctive quality of the XXX® trademark in violation of the Federal Trademark Dilution Act and state law.

Accordingly, we must demand that you and/or your company cease and desist any use of “XXX” and any other marks, names, or terminology confusingly similar to the XXX® trademark, including any visual or text references, metatags, domain names, or use within any source code or other code of your internet website. By countersigning and promptly returning a copy of this letter, you confirm that you and your company are promptly discontinuing any uses described above, and that you and your company will not use any marks, names, or terminology that is confusingly similar to the XXX® mark, or that would lessen or diminish its value, in the future.

You may indicate your agreement to these terms by signing this letter below and returning it to me by MM/DD/YYYY. Upon our receipt of this signed letter, we will consider this unfortunate matter closed. If we do not hear from you by MM/DD/YYYY, we will be forced to consider pursuing any and all available legal and equitable remedies.

Thank you in advance for your cooperation. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.

 

[Biggie]

Dear Mr.ItalianDragon:

My Company has for many years used the registered trademark XXX to identify and distinguish the source of of our products and services. The XXX trademark has become well-known and famous throughout the world, and through its efforts we have established tremendous value and goodwill associated with the trademark. In order to protect the significant goodwill associated with the XXX trademark, we must prevent the use of trademarks, terms or names by others that would be likely to cause confusion as to the source of products or services, or cause possible confusion as to the sponsorship, affiliation, or endorsement by or with our Company, or that would dilute the distinctive quality of the XXX trademark.

In view of our Company's long prior use and registration of the remote XXX trademark, we believe that your use of “XXX” in connection with your products and available on your website, and your use of “XXX” in the metatags associated with your website, is likely to cause confusion, mistake or deception to customers or potential customers, in violation of federal and state law. We also believe that such use dilutes the distinctive quality of the XXX® trademark in violation of the Federal Trademark Dilution Act and state law.

Accordingly, we must demand that you and/or your company cease and desist any use of “XXX” and any other marks, names, or terminology confusingly similar to the XXX® trademark, including any visual or text references, metatags, domain names, or use within any source code or other code of your internet website. By countersigning and promptly returning a copy of this letter, you confirm that you and your company are promptly discontinuing any uses described above, and that you and your company will not use any marks, names, or terminology that is confusingly similar to the XXX® mark, or that would lessen or diminish its value, in the future.

You may indicate your agreement to these terms by signing this letter below and returning it to me by MM/DD/YYYY. Upon our receipt of this signed letter, we will consider this unfortunate matter closed. If we do not hear from you by MM/DD/YYYY, we will be forced to consider pursuing any and all available legal and equitable remedies.

Thank you in advance for your cooperation. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.

lol John

That's a pretty typical letter!

Are you sending them or getting them?


and sometimes they will include the 'Trademark Number' in the title of email also.

 

[Dave Zan]

Dear Earthling,

All your domain names are belong to us because we have trademark. Surrender
or die.

Happily Threatening,

italiandragon

On the side, there are also various examples at chillingeffects.org.

 

[italiandragon]

Thanks guys, quite a learning reading!