Re: [ifwp] NSI Domain Name Dispute Stats

[Martin B. Schwimmer]

Except you don't see the level of what you refer to as "reverse
highjacking" in trademark opposition or cancellation procedures, where
applicants state the specified goods or services for a mark. 


At 09:33 PM 2/3/99 -0500, you wrote:
>>Indicating the intended use would minimize the pokey.org/veronica.org
>>scenarios.
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>Very doubtful.  In pokey, veronica, AND pseudo, the corporations involved
>were informed that the uses were non commercial and non infringing.  In
>both pokey and veronica, it was not until the press was informed and the
>public got annoyed that the corporations backed off.  In pseudo, the
>corporation's lawyer has been informed, and his response, so far, has been
>"we're not reverse hijacking.  You're infringing.  We'll give you $100.00
>for the address."
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>I very much doubt that many of these corporations would back off knowing
>that the domain name holders were not infringing.  Many feel that they have
>a right to the name, regardless.
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