Behøver akut rådgivning/et par fif til at håndtere flg: Ifm. et tidligere engagement for X selskab har jeg i 2007 registreret et domænenavn, som skulle have været brugt i denne forbindelse. I mellemtiden har vi brudt samarbejdet. Har fået flg. brev fra selskabet (har X'et specifikt firmanavn af forskellige hensyn): Re: Unauthorized use of TXX’s trademark in the domain www.tXXXXX.dk . Your written reply is required before February 20th 2008. Dear Lasse, We refer to our previous letter dated 22/01/2008. Please be informed that TXXXXX NXXX International is the owner of numerous trademarks in the world, including the Community trademark “TXXXXX” (registration no. 5628731), identifying various products and services, including energy drinks. TXXXXX NXXX International has been commercializing its products in Denmark for years and it has acquired a substantial reputation worldwide as a result of the use over 10 years of its trademarks that consumers recognize and associate with our company. By the registration and use of the domain name “tXXXXX.dk” (hereinafter: the Domain Name), you are infringing upon our trademark rights, as the Domain Name is identical to our above named trademark. We hereby request you to immediately cease and desist from any further unauthorized use of our trademark and transfer the Domain Name to us free of charge. In addition, we request you to immediately reroute the Domain Name free of charge to the domain name “tXXXXXXXX.com” until the Domain Name has been transferred to us. In order to prevent any misunderstandings please be informed that “rerouting” is understood to mean the automatic linking of the Domain Name to the website under the domain name “tXXXXXX.com”. We would like to note that if you fail to comply with the aforesaid request by 14 days we will be required to take legal actions without further notice. In order to prevent such actions please contact us as soon as possible, but no later than the aforementioned date.
KAN DE DET? Mvh. Lasse |
Har de det som registreret varemærke i Danmark?
... der er vel også nogen, der har TDC som varemærke et eller andet sted i verden, men derfor får de næppe tdc.dk foræret.
Du kan jo prøve at foreslå dem, at klage til domæneklagenævnet som står for den slags i Danmark. På den måde kan de for 500 kroner finde ud af, hvorvidt det er sandsynligt at de har retten til domænet (og er billigere for dig end en civil retssag).
Ovenstående er bare mine tanker. Jeg har endnu ikke hørt om amerikanske firmaer, der mener at de har ret til danske domæner - så der mangler lidt læsestof på området.