One Avvo user – the online place to seek professional “free advice” on legal matters – is clearly in need of education on domain and trademark matters.
The question asked was:
” If I Trademark a Website Domain that is currently owned can I legally have the owner forfeit the rights of ownership to me?”
Where do we begin.
First of all, what the heck is a Website Domain, and how the heck does one trademark one?
The user expands on their ignorance even more:
“I currently don’t have the Trademark or Copyright for it until I know this legal action can be taken. I have asked for permission to purchase this website but the owner is asking for a substantial amount that im not willing to pay. The website is not in use and has no purpose, the owner just buys and sells Website Domains for profit.”
A total of four attorneys responded to that person’s question, with one of them not sugar-coating it at all:
“Do a web search on “reverse domain name hijacking,” and carefully consider the results. In case you still wish to proceed with your dubious scheme, definitely, retain an attorney to counsel you further. “
It’s remarkable that at this time and age people have no knowledge of what constitutes domain ownership rights, and that reselling your property is a perfectly legitimate practice.
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