Contacting Companies with a Trademark on a Generic Word/Term

[barrysanders]

Made up example - if you owned ABC.com which is very generic would you be able to contact ABC (television station) to see if they are interested in purchasing, or are you opening yourself up to an issue.

 

[ianccc]

Well....YES

 

[Cartoonz]

as in, YES you would be opening yourself up to a world of trouble.