need advice asap! i got UDRP email last night

namanimal · Aug 2, 2006

a couple of things that came to mind. it costs 1300 to make a case at the UDRP. For a lawyer to draft the letter and research it it probably cost them 1500-2000. So figure they spent 3000 total so far. That is all they have to do for the UDRP case. If they sue me civily they will be looking at a lawsuit costing them from 10,000 to 20,000 dollars depending on if it goes all the way and if i drag it out. I dont think those are unrealistic numbers. So i figure that why would they risk on average 15,000 dollars to recover 3,000 plus damages? Honestly it just doesn't make sense. Unless they have thier hearts set on ruining my life. So even though i'm extremely worried at least until i talk to a lawyer (which will be soon), i honestly feel that they will not press the matter civily even if they win at the UDRP. If i'm not making sense, please let me know.

March2005 · Aug 3, 2006

namanimal said:
and it was emailed to me by the dealerships lawyer. its an aol address.

Maybe the lawyer does not know much about domain names.

Domagon · Aug 3, 2006

That can be a mixed blessing ... if the attorney is well versed in traditional TM law, they may choose to go the traditional lawsuit route ... probably unlikely, but one can't rule out the possibility - especially, if they're experienced in TM law.

namanimal- Is the domain generating lots of revenue now? ... if you're planning to develop / resell it in the future, going through a UDRP seems like a big risk for that.

Ron

Deleted member 70408 · Aug 3, 2006

namanimal said:
If they sue me civily they will be looking at a lawsuit costing them from 10,000 to 20,000 dollars depending on if it goes all the way and if i drag it out. I dont think those are unrealistic numbers. So i figure that why would they risk on average 15,000 dollars to recover 3,000 plus damages? Honestly it just doesn't make sense. Unless they have thier hearts set on ruining my life. So even though i'm extremely worried at least until i talk to a lawyer (which will be soon), i honestly feel that they will not press the matter civily even if they win at the UDRP. If i'm not making sense, please let me know.

If they would sue you civilly (less likely) and they win, you could be liable for their legal fees.

DNQuest.com · Aug 3, 2006

namanimal said:
a couple of things that came to mind. it costs 1300 to make a case at the UDRP. For a lawyer to draft the letter and research it it probably cost them 1500-2000. So figure they spent 3000 total so far. That is all they have to do for the UDRP case. If they sue me civily they will be looking at a lawsuit costing them from 10,000 to 20,000 dollars depending on if it goes all the way and if i drag it out. I dont think those are unrealistic numbers. So i figure that why would they risk on average 15,000 dollars to recover 3,000 plus damages? Honestly it just doesn't make sense. Unless they have thier hearts set on ruining my life. So even though i'm extremely worried at least until i talk to a lawyer (which will be soon), i honestly feel that they will not press the matter civily even if they win at the UDRP. If i'm not making sense, please let me know.

You have copied and pasted this on several different thread in 2 different forums. You need to stop doing this please. It is inaccurate and anyone following this advice will open themselves to financial ruin. Thanx.

namanimal · Aug 4, 2006

How do you prove that a company ownes a domain name other than the whois information? Would it be possible for me to change the whois info right now before the UDRP starts to my company name in order to limit the personal liability? or is it too late , or perhaps it wont work anyway.