news Lawyer.com: Premium, aged domain files for matching trademark registration

[News]

Lawyer.com Inc., operators of the premium, aged domain name Lawyer.com, have filed for the registration of the LAWYER.COM mark with the USPTO.
Registered in 1997, the domain name Lawyer.com appears to be actively providing access to legal services. According to the trademark application, the filing was done with an “intent to use” clause, which means that the applicant will have 6 months (or longer, with extensions) to provide proof of use in interstate commerce, for the following services:

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[omelet]

Lawyer is such a generic word, I doudt USPTO will approve that trademark

 

[sourflex]

pretty broad term to trademark. lets see how it plays out

 

[MadAboutDomains]

Trademarking "Lawyer.com" isn't trademarking the word lawyer.

Not news.

 

[BaileyUK]

Trademarking "Lawyer.com" isn't trademarking the word lawyer.

Not news.

Indeed hardly a newsworthy application. Even with the .com as part of the mark. It wont be granted, far too many confusable variations out there with no-doubt some already in use.

lawyer.com.au (and others) could shoot-it-down fairly cleanly if required to act ( they wont need to )