Flippa continues to permit the listing of trademark domains

[Theo]

"Pinterest is a trademark but we won't block it until they complain" - says Flippa support.

 

[Traveltext]

many companies are happy to have their trademarked names "out there" since it is often good free publicity. They do, however, send off a cease and desist letter as soon as they see misuse of their names.

 

[Theo]

many companies are happy to have their trademarked names "out there" since it is often good free publicity. They do, however, send off a cease and desist letter as soon as they see misuse of their names.

Want me to point you to numerous UDRPs at NAF and the WIPO that say otherwise? Verizon, Google, Microsoft, Facebook, Twitter - you name it.

If a company wants 'publicity' they launch their own product.

 

[Mark Talbot]

Please bear with me,... but again,..how does flippa make their money?

 

[Theo]

Please bear with me,... but again,..how does flippa make their money?

Auction listing fees and escrow (optional).

In other words, whenever a tm violation is listed and not blocked, the cut received by Flippa is 'blood money'.

 

[Mark Talbot]

Auction listing fees and escrow (optional).

In other words, whenever a tm violation is listed and not blocked, the cut received by Flippa is 'blood money'.

You know you were suckered into fact, by my post.

 

[Theo]

You know you were suckered into fact, by my post.

If your question was rhetoric, so be it

 

[DomainMagnate]

have there been any really obvious TM domains/sites on flippa too?

 

[Biggie]

"Pinterest is a trademark but we won't block it until they complain" - says Flippa support.

for every venue that won't allow it, there will be another who will... especially when there's money to be made.


as risk and cash, run hand in hand

 

[Theo]

Don, that's the way pirates think