Igor PDML-StR wrote: >While, yes, it would be pointless trying to get pentax.com, >but I am not quite sure that Ricoh/Pentax has rights to all and any >derivatives of the word "pentax". >I suspect, it is a rather gray legal area, especially, if the owner would >not be using it for commercial or derogative purposes with respect to the >trademark.
If they can demonstrate that they own the trademark for Pentax and that pentaxphotogallery.com could potentially cause confusion (which is obviously can, since Pentax used that in the past) it's a slam dunk. It's covered by the Anti-Cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act. -- Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
