allaboutdomains295
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Hi everyone! So I have a trademark application pending for a particular name. The domain for that name (e.g. name.com) is taken, but it's not being used right now (the domain points to a broken link, and it's been like that for a few years).
The nature of the name is that it would pretty much only be used for a particular industry.
So my question is...if my trademark application gets approved, wouldn't the domain name be close to useless for the current domain owner?
I'm asking because I would like to buy the domain name from them, but I found out through some research that they paid a pretty expensive price for that domain name in the last few years. I'm assuming if they were to let me have the domain, they would probably want to recoup what they paid, but I can't pay that much!
I'm wondering what sort of leverage I might have, if any, or maybe to rephrase the question more appropriately: what would be going on in their mind from their perspective if I were to approach them?
I would really appreciate any advice before diving into this alone!
Thank you!
A few things I'll add:
I'm aware that owning a trademark is not the same as a domain name, and vice versa.
As I'm typing this, I realized that where I have the trademark for could also come into play, for example if the owner is in one country whereas my trademark is in another. I do plan to file an international trademark application, and there is a reasonable likelihood it will overlap with the current domain owner's location (though I cannot be certain).
The nature of the name is that it would pretty much only be used for a particular industry.
So my question is...if my trademark application gets approved, wouldn't the domain name be close to useless for the current domain owner?
I'm asking because I would like to buy the domain name from them, but I found out through some research that they paid a pretty expensive price for that domain name in the last few years. I'm assuming if they were to let me have the domain, they would probably want to recoup what they paid, but I can't pay that much!
I'm wondering what sort of leverage I might have, if any, or maybe to rephrase the question more appropriately: what would be going on in their mind from their perspective if I were to approach them?
I would really appreciate any advice before diving into this alone!
Thank you!
A few things I'll add:
I'm aware that owning a trademark is not the same as a domain name, and vice versa.
As I'm typing this, I realized that where I have the trademark for could also come into play, for example if the owner is in one country whereas my trademark is in another. I do plan to file an international trademark application, and there is a reasonable likelihood it will overlap with the current domain owner's location (though I cannot be certain).
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