Dictionary Words

[ordersomething]

Are dictionary words safe to use?

 

[Theo]

Can you use Amazon.** to sell books and records? No. Can it be a resource about mythology? Yes.

 

[ordersomething]

So any development planned has to be based on something that's not already in use.

 

[Theo]

...you need to avoid obvious marks.

 

[ordersomething]

Hmm.

I wonder what you can charge people to appraise their portfolio for TM violation risk.

 

[Theo]

If you have no knowledge of TM law, your appraisal would just be a hard guess, potentially exposing them to future litigation.

 

[ordersomething]

I guess I was asking how much it would cost me, in a roundabout sort of way.

 

[fab]

I guess I was asking how much it would cost me, in a roundabout sort of way.

What litigation?

 

[ordersomething]

What litigation?

Litigation?
Where?
*hides*

 

[fab]

What costs were you referring to?

 

[ordersomething]

The costs to have an attorney appraise a portfolio and tell the owner of any possible risk of infringement.

 

[marcorandazza]

Most attorneys would simply bill you by the hour to do so. It depends on how many domains you have and how efficiently the attorney works.

There are a couple of different ways in which you could audit your portfolio. The easiest way would be a google search - but that wouldn't be the most definitive way.

The most definitive way would be to run a commercial thompson search (or similar search). The problem with that is it could cost $500 per domain name -- not including the attorney's time.

Naturally, there are "middle ground" ways to audit a domain portfolio. It may not necessarily be worth it to run a search through the whole list. However, before you buy a high-value domain (or sell one, depending on the agreement with the buyer), you would be well-advised to get a written opinion as to what kind of exposure there may be for that particular domain and how it should or should not be used.