This is for the newbies. When registering a domain, be sure to do a simple trademark search on it, to see if you will be running into any future problems with the name. This is a useful link for any business wanting to protect themselves legally or even an individual investor looking to practice safe investing.

 

Here it is: http://www.uspto.gov/main/trademarks.htm

 

And while were at it... has anybody run into any trademark problems as of lately?

This is for the newbies. When registering a domain, be sure to do a simple trademark search on it, to see if you will be running into any future problems with the name. This is a useful link for any business wanting to protect themselves legally or even an individual investor looking to practice safe investing.

 

Here it is: http://www.uspto.gov/main/trademarks.htm

 

And while were at it... has anybody run into any trademark problems as of lately?

 

It's a great link but also be aware of the fact that trademarks come in different "classes." This means that you can have the same mark as someone else but for a different type of area/industry, e.g. abomino shoes can coexist with abomino internet services.

 

I've dealt with many of these and frequently it's some big company overstepping its boundaries and trying to scoop up domain names on the cheap with intimidation tactics. In one instance there was actually some justification and a pretty interesting case actually. Related industries even though of different classes but it dealt with a unique and fanciful name, like "abomino."