Say I own the domain “hulahoop.me” and market my classified ad business under that domain and somehow manage to get a trademark for hulahoop. If I fail to acquire the domain “hulahoop.com,” is the owner of that domain free to create a classified ad business and market it under that name?
I know that if “hulahoop.com” attempted to mimic my site then that would constitute as cybersquatting, but what if it just attempts to get into the same business and piggyback of my success from word-of-mouth?
If I fail to acquire the domain “hulahoop.com,” is the owner of that domain free to create a classified ad business and market it under that name?
As far as I understand it, no, they would not be allowed to do that. I don’t think they would be able to win in court even if your trademark is “holahoop.me”.
I know that if “hulahoop.com” attempted to mimic my site then that would constitute as cybersquatting
Actually, that would most likely constitute copyright infringement.