Do Trademarks Apply To Domain Names. However only some types of commercial domain names qualify for trademark protection. There are number of differences between the two like Trademark operates in the real world while domain name operates in the cyber world.
Registration of a domain name with a domain name registrar does not give you any trademark rights. A domain name increases access value of the business from any remote place across the world. Domain name trademark applies to a domain name if.
A trademark can protect a combination of words sounds or designs used to distinguish your goods or services from those of others in the marketplace.
Domain name trademark applies to a domain name if. If both the domain name holder and the challenger had trademarks on the name which is permitted under trademark law then the domain name was awarded to the existing holder of the domain name. If you trademark your domain name you have legal protection if someone uses your trademarked name. For example the brand Nike has trademarks in the word Nike.