RE: [wg-c] Retraction of previous proposal, re, revisted

["Roeland M.J. Meyer" <rmeyer@mhsc.com>]

> Robert F. Connelly
> Sent: Friday, August 13, 1999 6:46 AM
>
> At 04:43 13-08-99 -0700, Roeland M.J. Meyer wrote:
> >Yes and yes, but not the way you stated. I don't think I need to
> >explain, to an IP attorney, that a trademark can be any qualifying
> >string and that if that string is also used, intentionally, by the
> >trademark holder, as a TLD, that they own/operate/license,
> then that TLD
> >becomes pretty well protected. I think we have enough
> case-law that such
> >a statement would hold an argument, maybe even an actual case?
>
> Dear Roeland:  Certainly you are correct.  The issue which
> was been debated
> was whether USPTO had issued a trademark for a domain name,
> specifically  for a TLD such as ".web".

Too late, I believe that this is already been accomplished.

> Or would they in the near future.
> I believe it  is correct that they have not and would not likely do so
in
> the near future.

Only because the applicants erred in their filing. I believe that IOD
succeeded.

> Certainly they have accepted three dimension trademarks such
> as the Coke
> bottle.  And sounds, such as the Harley-Davidson.