I own a domain that a big corporation wants to sue me into acquiring. Help

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Post by pagliara » Mon, Oct 03, 2011, 1:37 AM UTC

I own a domain that a big corporation wants to sue me into acquiring. Help
reddit.com

Re: I own a domain that a big corporation wants to sue me into acquiring. Help

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Post by thinkcomp » Mon, Oct 03, 2011, 1:55 AM UTC

You can always file a USPTO TTAB opposition to any of that company's registered trademarks. Or several. It's when you do several that they tend to get our their checkbook--each opposition can cost mid-five-figures for a big firm to defend, or in some cases even six.

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Post by veyron » Mon, Oct 03, 2011, 1:59 AM UTC

Every time I see a story like this, I think about http://nissan.com/

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Post by wildmXranat » Mon, Oct 03, 2011, 2:14 AM UTC

I hope he kicks their butt.

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Post by md1515 » Mon, Oct 03, 2011, 2:17 AM UTC

Good luck to him!

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Post by DiabloD3 » Mon, Oct 03, 2011, 2:19 AM UTC

The only mistake he made was asking Reddit instead of a lawyer who specializes in dealing with boneheaded corporate maneuvers.

Otherwise, I wish him luck.

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Post by staunch » Mon, Oct 03, 2011, 2:36 AM UTC

Even going so far as entertaining an offer could screw him in court. He needs an IP lawyer familiar with this ASAP.

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Post by [deleted] » Mon, Oct 03, 2011, 2:36 AM UTC

veyron wrote: post #3

Every time I see a story like this, I think about http://nissan.com/

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Post by jeffool » Mon, Oct 03, 2011, 2:44 AM UTC

[deleted] wrote: post #8

veyron wrote: post #3

Every time I see a story like this, I think about http://nissan.com/

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Visit the site; it's owned by a small family-owned computer retailer, and always has been. It's kinda awesome, really, that they've been able to keep it.

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Post by veyron » Mon, Oct 03, 2011, 2:50 AM UTC

[deleted] wrote: post #8

veyron wrote: post #3

Every time I see a story like this, I think about http://nissan.com/

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No offense, but I think it's kinda strange that you would ask why before you actually looked at the link ...

EDIT: it appears the comment I was replying to was deleted, but it essentially asked Why and was subsequently edited with a remark along the lines of "I should have checked the link"