William and all
William X. Walsh wrote:
> I posted a private message to Chris instead of to the list. I just want to say
> that I think that first of all, IANAL, BUT from what I do know, this is a more
> likely scenario, the ability to use a trademark registration to prevent
> delegation to a third party, with the same provisions Chris spells out below,
> working registration system, proper infrastructure in place, etc.
It is true that a working registry and some of the infrastructure must
indeed be in place.
>
>
> But I also believe that those things much be in place prior to the registration
> filing to really be valid, though since IANAL I may be wrong.
No, you are basically correct.
>
>
> On 03-Apr-99 Christopher Ambler wrote:
> > A trademark does not guarantee a TLD. On the other hand, a trademark
> > does guarantee that IF such a TLD is created, anyone other than the
> > trademark holder is in for a difficult legal situation. If the holder of a
> > TLD trademark is also a company with a working registry, lengthy
> > continuous use, and consistent history in the creation of policy, granting
> > the same (or, one might even argue) other TLDs before such a holder
> > would also seem to put the granting entity in a difficult legal situation.
> >
> > I am not a lawyer, though I spend a lot on their services. This is, then,
> > of course, my personal opinion. If debate is desired, I am happy to
> > do so in private email. This issue has become a dead horse, so I
> > shall not entertain the same go-around on this (or any) list.
> >
> > Christopher
>
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> William X. Walsh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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> Date: 02-Apr-99
> Time: 20:52:24
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