IBMG LLC, operators of the domain Try.com, have applied for the registration of the matching mark, TRY.COM, at the USPTO.
The application was filed with an “intent to use” clause, for the following services:
Downloadable software and mobile applications for allowing consumers to share product and service information, provide and share product and service reviews and ratings, comment on products and services, provide and share product pictures, participate in online campaigns, and post questions and answers relating to products and services; downloadable software and mobile applications to enable uploading, capturing, posting, showing, editing, playing, streaming, viewing, previewing, displaying, tagging, blogging, sharing, manipulating, distributing, publishing, reproducing, and otherwise providing electronic media, multimedia content, videos, movies, pictures, images, text, photos, user-generated content, audio content and information via the internet and other communications networks; downloadable software and mobile applications for creating private networks and communities; downloadable software and mobile applications for creating an online community for registered users to participate in discussions, get feedback from their peers, form virtual communities, and engage in social networking; downloadable software and mobile applications featuring user-defined information, personal profiles and information; downloadable software and mobile applications for use in disseminating advertising for others; downloadable software and mobile applications featuring a search engine for a wide variety of consumer goods and product reviews; downloadable software and mobile applications for the bringing together of consumers and providers of a variety of consumer goods and services in the fields of consumer products, services, events, activities, attractions and facilities; downloadable software and mobile applications for processing electronic payments and for transferring funds to and from others
Providing online chat rooms and electronic bulletin boards for registered users for transmission of messages among computer users concerning rankings, ratings, reviews, referrals, classifieds, and recommendations relating to consumer goods, business organizations, and service providers; providing online chat rooms and electronic bulletin boards for social networking, photo sharing, and transmission of photographic images; electronic transmission of instant messages and data; providing access to computer databases featuring pre-populated and user-generated information related to topics of general interest; telecommunications services, namely, transmission of electronic media, multimedia content, videos, pictures, images, text, photos, user-generated content, audio content, and information via the internet and other communications networks; broadcasting, webcasting, streaming, and transmission of audio, video, via the internet and electronic communications networks; telecommunications services, namely, providing email and push notification mobile phone alerts via the internet; telecommunications, namely, electronic transmission of data and digital messaging via global computer and communication networks; receiving and exchanging of information, text, sounds, images, data and messages, namely, electronic transmission of information, text, sounds, images, data and messages
Providing temporary use of online non-downloadable software to allow consumers to share product and service information, provide and share product and service reviews and ratings, comment on products and services, provide and share product pictures, participate in online campaigns, and post questions and answers relating to products and services; software as a service (SAAS) services featuring software to allow consumers to share product and service information, provide and share product and service reviews and ratings, comment on products and services, provide and share product pictures, participate in online campaigns, and post questions and answers relating to products and services; providing temporary use of online non-downloadable software to enable uploading, capturing, posting, showing, editing, playing, streaming, viewing, previewing, displaying, tagging, blogging, sharing, manipulating, distributing, publishing, reproducing, and otherwise providing electronic media, multimedia content, videos, movies, pictures, images, text, photos, user-generated content, audio content and information via the internet and other communications networks; software as a service (SAAS) services featuring software to enable uploading, capturing, posting, showing, editing, playing, streaming, viewing, previewing, displaying, tagging, blogging, sharing, manipulating, distributing, publishing, reproducing, and otherwise providing electronic media, multimedia content, videos, movies, pictures, images, text, photos, user-generated content, audio content and information via the internet and other communications networks; providing temporary use of online non-downloadable software for creating private networks and communities; software as a service (SAAS) services featuring software for creating private networks and communities; providing temporary use of online non-downloadable software for creating an online community for registered users to participate in discussions, get feedback from their peers, form virtual communities, and engage in social networking; software as a service (SAAS) services featuring software for creating an online community for registered users to participate in discussions, get feedback from their peers, form virtual communities, and engage in social networking; providing temporary use of online non-downloadable software featuring user-defined information, personal profiles and information; software as a service (SAAS) services featuring software featuring user-defined information, personal profiles and information; providing temporary use of online non-downloadable software for use in disseminating advertising for others; software as a service (SAAS) services featuring software for use in disseminating advertising for others; providing temporary use of online non-downloadable software for use in advertising, business marketing, consumer marketing research, and social media marketing; software as a service (SAAS) services featuring software for use in advertising, business marketing, consumer marketing research, and social media marketing; providing temporary use of online non-downloadable software that enables brand owners and retailers to create online social communities for the purpose of engaging consumers to share ratings, reviews, questions, answers and personal experiences, to advocate for products and services, and to participate in online campaigns; software as a service (SAAS) services featuring software that enables brand owners and retailers to create online social communities for the purpose of engaging consumers to share ratings, reviews, questions, answers and personal experiences, to advocate for products and services, and to participate in online campaigns; providing temporary use of online non-downloadable software for syndicating consumer feedback and input regarding brands, products and services across various media and social channels; software as a service (SAAS) services featuring software for syndicating consumer feedback and input regarding brands, products and services across various media and social channels; providing temporary use of online non-downloadable software featuring a search engine for a wide variety of consumer goods and product reviews; software as a service (SAAS) services featuring software featuring a search engine for a wide variety of consumer goods and product reviews; providing temporary use of online non-downloadable software for the bringing together of consumers and providers of a variety of consumer goods and services in the fields of consumer products, services, events, activities, attractions and facilities; software as a service (SAAS) services featuring software for the bringing together of consumers and providers of a variety of consumer goods and services in the fields of consumer products, services, events, activities, attractions and facilities; providing temporary use of online non-downloadable software for processing electronic payments and for transferring funds to and from others; software as a service (SAAS) services featuring software for processing electronic payments and for transferring funds to and from others
The domain Try.com was registered in 1997 and it currently displays a “for sale” lander provided by Hilco Digital Assets. It was listed for sale in recent months, with a $5,000,000 dollar price tag.
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.
