.XXX domain trademarks
 

Some company applied for 20 or so trademarks of .XXX domains. DATE.XXX, ADULT.XXX, and more. How do you get "use in commerce" when the domains can't even be registered yet?

Word Mark MOVIES.XXX
Goods and Services IC 041. US 100 101 107. G & S: Entertainment of an adult-oriented nature, by way of images, recorded audio, recorded video, and web links of similar nature transmitted via the internet. FIRST USE: 20050605. FIRST USE IN COMMERCE: 20050605
Standard Characters Claimed
Mark Drawing Code (4) STANDARD CHARACTER MARK
Serial Number 78643642
Filing Date June 3, 2005
Current Filing Basis 1A
Original Filing Basis 1A
Owner (APPLICANT) Elite Family LLC James Edward McLendon USA Farrokh Mahzamani USA LIMITED LIABILITY CORPORATION FLORIDA 408 Sangria Dr Valrico FLORIDA 33594
Type of Mark SERVICE MARK
Register PRINCIPAL
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Oh boy. The shit is going to hit the fan.

"commerse" is a wider scope in business which is not limited by the Internet.
in other words, trademark does not equal a domain name.

yep the fun is starting I bet that must make lens happy him being all for it lol

Don't worry guys the trademark thing won't work - e.g. match.com, match.net, match.tv - if any domain extension was registered prior to the trademark the domain cannot be included in the trademark. E.g. date.net, date.dk already exist. And specially generic words like sex,pussy,date,adult can't be put under trademark protection.

Now - there could be a case where someone already has a .xxx domain, one with the plugins... and has invested time/money to build traffic for the domain... that's something a lot more worrying. other than that it should be a race.

sex.xxx
 

Word Mark SEX.XXX
Goods and Services IC 035. US 100 101 102. G & S: Providing on-line directory information services also featuring hyperlinks to other web sites. FIRST USE: 20030923. FIRST USE IN COMMERCE: 20030923
IC 042. US 100 101. G & S: Computer services, namely, providing software interfaces available over a network in order to create a personalized on-line information services; extraction and retrieval of information and data mining by means of internet, creating indexes of information, indexes of web sites and indexes of other information sources in connection with internet, providing information from searchable indexes and databases of information, including text, electronic documents, databases, graphics and audio visual information via the internet; electronic navigation services, namely, providing search engine services for obtaining data via a global computer network. FIRST USE: 20030923. FIRST USE IN COMMERCE: 20030923

Mark Drawing Code (1) TYPED DRAWING
Serial Number 76552233
Filing Date September 29, 2003
Current Filing Basis 1A
Original Filing Basis 1A
Published for Opposition March 1, 2005
Registration Number 2954312
Registration Date May 24, 2005
Owner (REGISTRANT) Grant Media, LLC LTD LIAB CO CALIFORNIA 2544 3rd Street San Francisco CALIFORNIA 94107
Attorney of Record Douglas N. Masters
Type of Mark SERVICE MARK
Register PRINCIPAL
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pussy.xxx
 

Word Mark PUSSY.XXX
Goods and Services IC 035. US 100 101 102. G & S: Providing on-line directory information services with respect to a wide variety of topics also featuring hyperlinks to other websites that provide a wide variety of information, products and services. FIRST USE: 20030929. FIRST USE IN COMMERCE: 20030929
IC 042. US 100 101. G & S: Computer services, namely providing customized on-line web pages featuring user-defined information which includes search engines and online web links to other web sites; computer services, namely creating indexes of information, sites and other resources available on computer networks; providing specific information, including text, electronic documents, databases, graphics and audio visual information, as requested by customers via the Internet; data mining services provided via the Internet; computer services, namely providing search engines for obtaining data on a global computer network. FIRST USE: 20030929. FIRST USE IN COMMERCE: 20030929

Standard Characters Claimed
Mark Drawing Code (4) STANDARD CHARACTER MARK
Serial Number 76563661
Filing Date November 24, 2003
Current Filing Basis 1A
Original Filing Basis 1A
Owner (APPLICANT) Grant Media, LLC LTD LIAB CO CALIFORNIA 2544 3rd Street San Francisco CALIFORNIA 94107
Attorney of Record Douglas N. Masters
Type of Mark SERVICE MARK
Register PRINCIPAL
Live/Dead Indicator LIVE

Greed makes America go 'round.

Good luck to this chap. Hopefully his efforts are not going up against some serious playas, or he will be losing those greedy dineros.

:rasta

You do what sex.com did and post the names on the website for months :)

now Gary, what if I register trademarks for www.sex.xxx and www.pussy.xxx :pimp

I'll just sue anyone that gets a .xxx domain using a trademark, so the domain will be locked until it's in court and i'll be the first to know when it gets unlocked after we win and will register it... BEWARE! ;)