The operators of the ultra-premium domain name, Bootcamp.com, have applied for a federal trademark registration at the USPTO.
Registered in 1994, the domain Bootcamp.com was offered for sale on Afternic until late 2020, where it most likely changed hands by being sold for an estimated six figures.
Bootcamp.com was previously the web site of a publication by Fishkin Media, that changed its name to Techstination.
In late 2020, Bread Media and Bootcamp Prep LLC merged, with the surviving entity being Bootcamp Prep LLC. An educational startup, Bootcamp.com launched in December 2020.
The trademark application was filed by Florida formed BOOTCAMP PREP LLC with an “intent to use” clause, indicating that no prior use is claimed at the time of the filing.
The application is for BOOTCAMP.COM and for the following services:
Providing a website featuring information in the field of educational test preparation; Providing online study guides and schedules featuring instructions and advice for use in educational test preparation; Educational test preparation services; Providing online practice test questions and practice tests; Providing a website featuring information in the fields of the graduate school admissions tests, biology, anatomy, histology, physiology, pathology, nursing, medicine, finance, accounting, science, technology, business, psychology, history, English, social science, humanities, healthcare, foreign languages, professional development and services, office skills, education, math, chemistry, organic chemistry, perceptual ability, quantitative reasoning and reading comprehension; Providing an online test preparation study guide and schedule, namely, online publishing of study guides and schedules featuring instructions and advice for use in educational test preparation; Educational test preparation services, namely, providing practice test questions and practice tests in preparation for test taking; Educational test preparation services, namely, providing online test questions in the fields of the graduate school admissions tests, biology, anatomy, histology, physiology, pathology, nursing, medicine, finance, accounting, science, technology, business, psychology, history, English, social science, humanities, healthcare, foreign languages, professional development and services, office skills, education, math, chemistry, organic chemistry, perceptual ability, quantitative reasoning and reading comprehension; Providing a website featuring non-downloadable instructional videos in the field of the graduate school admissions test, test preparation, biology, anatomy, histology, physiology, pathology, nursing, medicine, finance, accounting, science, technology, business, psychology, history, English, social science, humanities, healthcare, foreign languages, professional development and services, office skills, education, math, chemistry, organic chemistry, perceptual ability, quantitative reasoning, and reading comprehension; Providing on-line courses of instruction in the field of the graduate school admissions test, test preparation, biology, anatomy, histology, physiology, pathology, nursing, medicine, finance, accounting, math, chemistry, organic chemistry, perceptual ability, quantitative reasoning, and reading comprehension via a website; Educational services, namely, providing online courses of instruction at the primary, secondary, undergraduate, graduate and post-graduate level; Teaching, training, tutoring and courses of instruction at the primary, secondary, undergraduate, graduate and post-graduate level
Why was BOOTCAMP.COM applied for as a trademark at the USPTO?
It’s an ongoing trend among owners of generic domain names, following the decision by SCOTUS on the Booking.com trademark application.
Since then, dozens of generic domain names have been applied to be registered as trademarks, inclusive of the TLD. We keep track of these applications, and so far none has been decided upon.
As of January 5th, 2021, BOOKING.COM is a registered trademark with the USPTO.
Will these applications become the new norm? Watch this video from NamesCon Online 2020.
