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Hi

I bought a domain last year in May and recently I emailed a company via outbound asking them whether they were interested in purchasing it.

I always due my due diligence before buying domains but on this occasion I didn't realise that the company have applied for a trademark similar (not exact) to my domain name that I offered them.

Their trademark application hasn't been registered yet but it is live and they may or may not get the registration. They applied for the trademark in January this year and I registered the domain in May last year.

They haven't replied to me yet but as I got worried I deleted the domain from my registrar (will probably take 30 days or so to fully delete and be available for registration again).

My question is did I do the right thing and should I be ok even though I asked them whether they would like to purchase it (they haven't replied) but I've now deleted the domain?

Could I still be in bother even after the domain is deleted and I am no longer its owner despite me contacting them when I was the registered owner?

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Hi

this is one of those stories that should hang on the wall of the door, to any thread about outbounding.

as to your question > since you no longer own it, then who they gonna sue or pursue?

Thanks for sharing and hope others read it too.

imo...
 
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You owned the domain before their TM was filed so you would have been fine.
 
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Since you already emailed them , You could delete the domain after receiving the reply from the company.
Imagine they replied now that ( we are ready to pay whatever price you want ) lol 😂

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Thanks guys.

My situation at the moment is that the domain will be deleted in the next 30 days or so.

After it is deleted and I am no longer the registered owner if they were to get back to me after this would I be ok as I will no longer be registered owner?
 
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Trademarks are specific use cases, and you can have multiple use cases for the same Trademark. There are hundreds of trademarks for the word "Apple", and Apple computers is not going to win a lawsuit against Apple Air Conditioning because it's unrelated.

I wouldn't have dropped it and I wouldn't have contacted them.

Outbound is rarely a good idea unless it is a perfect fit. Even still, you have less leverage than if you wait till the buyer reaches out. Don't recommend it unless you have a single word domain that is highly sought after, and you are an expert at outbound sales.
 
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