domain name laws
I just opened an email based on google alert and a business has very close to a name that a new domain name I bought earlier this year has.
theirs is e.g. Ontariokeyword specialists
mine is Ontariokeyword experts (mine is an info and directory site)
their is a real service by lic'd professionals and staff with 8 locations.
their site has a "legal" & copyright in the footer from 2009, but no live links, just non-clickable text.
I am targeting the whole state. Their press release just came out because they opened a new office and cover 2 main cities while I cover the whole state.
I ask because a buddy of mine bought "fraitquote1" 2 years ago, & he gets a letter & phone call from an attorney that they have trademark infringement copyright for this name and he has to "give" the site to them "fraitquote" [dot] com. All legit
I don't want to develop the site, backlink it, only to see it turned over to them. I see them getting very mad if it is outranking their site.
Am I in the wrong here?
Should I just give them a free listing?
Now, if it is not trademarked, but later it is will I have to cease and desist?
i did a search here and all seems OK.
http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/index.jsp
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