Section 1(a) of the Lanham Act - Use in commerce - not use in commerce for
profit.
I'm still answering the original question, which is how can a
not-for-profit org can use a mark in commerce.
whether a tld suffix can be a trademark for use as a tld suffix is a more
interesting question. depends on the tld suffix. i won't take your bet
because I don't know.
At 03:40 PM 6/23/99 -0400, you wrote:
>Martin B. Schwimmer wrote:
>>
>> The American Cancer Society's registration covered, among other things,
>> "SHIRTS, PANTS, HEADWEAR AND HATS." Not for profit organizations use
>> trademarks in commerce.
>
>Really? To make a profit, to make money that goes to individuals in
>the corporation? Then they are illegally registered as
>not-for-profit.
>
>Trademarking TLDs is like trademarking the country-code letters for
>radio and TV stations. I'll give you three to one odds that it will
>be prohibited by law within three years.
>
>
