trademark issue - GoFuckYourself.com

Robert · 11-07-2005, 10:40 AM

i'm not expert in this field, but term "Hot Teen Sex" seems general to me

http://tess2.uspto.gov/bin/showfield...ate=3al574.3.1

so is it time to register domains with all kinds of general keywords and then start filling trademarks?

ElvisManson · 11-07-2005, 10:49 AM

it's not a trademark application. it is a "Service Mark" application.

"In some countries, notably the United States, a trademark used to identify a service rather than a product is called a service mark (SM).
Under US law, service marks have a different standard of use in order to count as a use in commerce, which is necessary to complete registration and to stop infringement by competitors. A trademark normally needs to be used on or directly in association with the sale of goods, such as on a store display. As services are not defined by a concrete product, use of a service mark in advertisements is instead accepted as a use in commerce."

Robert · 11-07-2005, 11:12 AM

but still .. I cant use term "Hot Teen Sex" to promote paysites .. I cant use it to link to TGP galleries or free sites etc etc.

am I wrong?

ElvisManson · 11-07-2005, 11:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Robert

but still .. I cant use term "Hot Teen Sex" to promote paysites .. I cant use it to link to TGP galleries or free sites etc etc.

am I wrong?

I don't think you are wrong.

Screaming · 11-07-2005, 11:34 AM

Yep, SM not TM.

11-07-2005, 10:40 AM	#1
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11-07-2005, 11:12 AM	#3
Robert Ask me about negative cash flow Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 533	but still .. I cant use term "Hot Teen Sex" to promote paysites .. I cant use it to link to TGP galleries or free sites etc etc. am I wrong? __________________ SIG TOO BIG! Maximum 120x60 button and no more than 3 text lines of DEFAULT SIZE and COLOR. Unless your sig is for a GFY top banner sponsor, then you may use a 624x80 instead of a 120x60.

11-07-2005, 11:34 AM	#5
Screaming I can change this!!!!! Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 18,972	Yep, SM not TM. __________________

11-07-2005, 10:49 AM	#2
ElvisManson Looking California Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 5,476	it's not a trademark application. it is a "Service Mark" application. "In some countries, notably the United States, a trademark used to identify a service rather than a product is called a service mark (SM). Under US law, service marks have a different standard of use in order to count as a use in commerce, which is necessary to complete registration and to stop infringement by competitors. A trademark normally needs to be used on or directly in association with the sale of goods, such as on a store display. As services are not defined by a concrete product, use of a service mark in advertisements is instead accepted as a use in commerce."