California-based Musicdotcom Inc., operators of the premium domain Music.com, have filed an application to register MUSIC.COM with the USPTO.
The application was filed with an intent-to-use clause in several classes; the mark consists of standard characters, without claim to any particular font style, size, or color.
Music.com
- Musical instruments
- Paper goods and printed matter, namely, newspapers, photographs, magazines, books, printed periodicals, newsletters, calendars and brochures all featuring music, musicians, concerts and musical event; entry tickets for musical concerts and other live entertainment events; printed posters; photographs; art prints, pictures and etchings; graphic art reproductions; lithographic works of art.
- Clothing
- Toys, toy collectibles and sporting goods.
- Management of event ticketing for others; promoting live entertainment events for others; promoting ticket sales for live entertainment events for others; online retail store services for music-related merchandise, downloadable digital music, downloadable lyrics and downloadable electronic sheet music; promoting the goods and services of others in the field of entertainment; promotion of goods and services through sponsorship of music events; providing referrals in the field of music lessons.
- Arranging for ticket reservations for sporting events, musical concerts and other live entertainment events; ticket agency services for musical concerts and other live entertainment events; providing information in the field of entertainment relating to music, musicians, concerts and musical events; distribution of audiovisual recordings and multimedia entertainment content featuring music, popular culture, entertainment and social commentary via the internet and mobile applications; providing a website featuring music, popular culture, entertainment and social commentary.
The domain Music.com was registered in 1993. The trademark registration application’s timing is particularly interesting to the dot .Music operators as the new gTLD has reached its launch phase.
Applying for the registration of matching marks is 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.
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.
