He does not own nor can he own a trademark unless it is registered. Secondly, you cannot own a trademark to words that are too simple, such as ABC Computer. I think SimpleDog would come into this category of simple names. It's just too common. There was kid named Mike Rowe who was a software developer. He registered the domains MikeRoweSoft.com and MikeRoweSoft.net. Microsoft threatened and sued and lost. They finally did what they should have in the first place. They bought the names from this highschool kid.
There was also a man named McDonald who was also a software developer. You guessed it. He registered McDonalds.com and.net before McDonald's Hamburgers did. McDonald's sued and lost and finally bought the name from Mr. McDDonald.
Here's an article: http://msl1.mit.edu/furdlog/?m=20040306 The U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati ruled that Michelle Grosse did not violate the law when she used the *name of Lucas Nursery and Landscaping Inc* in her domain name for a Web site she created to complain about the Canton, MI nursery.
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He does not own nor can he own a trademark unless it is registered. Secondly, you cannot own a trademark to words that are too simple, such as ABC Computer. I think SimpleDog would come into this category of simple names. It's just too common. There was kid named Mike Rowe who was a software developer. He registered the domains MikeRoweSoft.com and MikeRoweSoft.net. Microsoft threatened and sued and lost. They finally did what they should have in the first place. They bought the names from this highschool kid.
.net before McDonald's Hamburgers did. McDonald's sued and lost and finally bought the name from Mr. McDDonald.
There was also a man named McDonald who was also a software developer. You guessed it. He registered McDonalds.com and
Here's an article: http://msl1.mit.edu/furdlog/?m=20040306
The U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati ruled that Michelle Grosse did not violate the law when she used the *name of Lucas Nursery and Landscaping Inc* in her domain name for a Web site she created to complain about the Canton, MI nursery.
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