• CosmicTurtle0 [he/him]@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    1 day ago

    Legit question: why didn’t you take the domain before trademark was issued?

    If you already had the name registered (but not issued), couldn’t you essentially cybersquat yourself and then buy it from yourself after it’s been issued?

    • Ebby@lemmy.ssba.com
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      1 day ago

      We had no intention of making/hosting a website with the trademark. The company was in agreement.

      After we got it, the bossman comes to me and says “so we can make this email addresses now, right?”

      Like, duuude… It’s not his expertise, I know, but he thought web pages and email was totally separate systems.

      Anyway, that was almost 25 years ago. All water under the bridge.

      • gwl@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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        42 minutes ago

        Sounds like you fucked up, tbh, you should’ve bought the domain even if not intending to use it, just for brand safety