Bill,
> If by the above you mean it is necessary to recite the classification
> of the trademark, that will not fly, and in any case the classification
> is only a device for the purpose of the USPTO in any event, and does
> not define the scope of the goods or services encompassed by the
> mark.
>
> If by the above you mean that the owner of the registration must
> display the listing of goods and services in the registration
> certificate,
> well, that DOES define the scope of the mark, but it won't fly.
>
> What seekers of domain names might do is apply for trademark
> registration as soon as the web site is up; the USPTO will then
> start up the comparison with similar marks and get the whole
> mess over with.
>
One of the ideas last fall for .us was to let the PO run it. That was
shouted down, but the P*T*O, now that makes sense! Set up the
16 million SLDs according to patent classifications, and ICANN
decrees that any contested cognomen under .com shall show
cause why it cant fit in their appropriate slot as a 3LD name.
a) name holders will rapidly find it in their own interest to settle out
of court with contestants by one of various name-sharing
arrangements;
b) the demand for claiming generic names in hopes that some
trademark will want it will die off;
c) Patents and Trademarks are getting more and more digital
every day in any case, and the verification headache may give the
office something to do instead of granting rights for the technique of
using a RH mouse with your left hand.
kerry
