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Judge hands Lambo.com to Lamborghini after ruling owner acted in bad faith (www.techradar.com)
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[–] 162 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (6 children)

That's kinda how cybersquatting laws work.

Someone registered an available domain hours after I searched for it when I received our trademark. The domain was immediately put up for sale. I spent almost a year getting my ducks in a row to sue and reclaim the domain (I even had screenshots of the availability. The scammer was watching registration queries) but they let the domain expire for lack of interest. I scooped it up after that.

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  • [–] 83 points 9 months ago (5 children)

    Legit question: why didn't you take the domain before trademark was issued?

    If you already had the name registered (but not issued), couldn't you essentially cybersquat yourself and then buy it from yourself after it's been issued?

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  • [–] 92 points 9 months ago (4 children)

    We had no intention of making/hosting a website with the trademark. The company was in agreement.

    After we got it, the bossman comes to me and says "so we can make this email addresses now, right?"

    Like, duuude... It's not his expertise, I know, but he thought web pages and email was totally separate systems.

    Anyway, that was almost 25 years ago. All water under the bridge.

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  • [–] 9 points 9 months ago (3 children)

    Sounds like you fucked up, tbh, you should've bought the domain even if not intending to use it, just for brand safety

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  • [–] 6 points 9 months ago

    I couldn't agree more.

    I spent almost a year getting my ducks in a row to sue and reclaim the domain

    The cost in time and resources for all of that, vs just registering the domain in the first place. 🙄

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