Someone else using my company/domain...

Re: Someone else using my company/domain...

mytyry;34310 wrote: Someone else using my company/domain...
So, I have an unusual company name and domain. I have been using both for over 10 years. I thought I had all my bases covered by owning as many domain versions and....well...there is not any other company named gomodesign...so who would register a gomodesign domain.

Well I found out that someone has. I just do not know what to do. There is someone now with the domain gomodesign.co.yu.

What the heck is that? I didn't think you could have an identical business domain doing the same business.

My name comes from the fact that my first name is Maureen and "mo" is the nickname..Go! Mo! design...okay makes sense.

Can I stop this company? They are obviously not in the US, but I do work all over the world with companies and vendor all over the world.

any advice? suggetions? Help? I work REALLY hard, and this stinks
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You could contact them and offer to buy it but frankly as long as you have the.com name I am not sure the others are even worth investing in. There are services you can sign up with that will let you know when a domain name is about to expire and you could also pick up up that way. Good luck

Re: Someone else using my company/domain...

As long as the other person has the yu after the name, I don't think there is much you can do. However, if they have stolen any of your content, you can report them to their hosting provider.

I've heard of hosting providers dropping a Web site with stolen content.

Re: Someone else using my company/domain...

mytyry;34310 wrote: What the heck is that? I didn't think you could have an identical business domain doing the same business.

My name comes from the fact that my first name is Maureen and "mo" is the nickname..Go! Mo! design...okay makes sense.

Can I stop this company? They are obviously not in the US, but I do work all over the world with companies and vendor all over the world.

The .YU is Yugoslavia (DomainIt: Country Domains Q-Z)

I don't know the languages in the Czech Republic or Slovenia, so I don't know what the significance of the "gomo" is in that area.

Are they competing with you in any way?

Paul

Re: Someone else using my company/domain...

The domain name is the generally the way Web sites are accessed. Typically, web site addresses are comprised of two major components: the string "http://www.," which is followed by the domain name. For example, Lawyers.com is a domain name, and its Web site address is website. The domain name is also the most common way of referring to Web sites. For example, "I found the legal help I needed on Lawyers.com."

There are several categories for Web sites; the category is what follows the "dot." The most common are ".com," ".org," and ".net." The categories are supposed to reflect a Web site's primary purpose, that is, tell visitors what to expect on the site.

The .com tag usually refers to companies, either preexisting businesses that have created a site to accompany their enterprises or those businesses that were started and function solely on the Internet. The .net refers to a site hosted by a network and usually refers to a personal or individually-sponsored Web site. The use of .org is reserved for non-profit organizations.

Two other common website tags are ".edu" and ".gov." Web sites that end in .edu are those of educational institutions, while .gov is used by the federal government. Web sites outside of the United States may also make use of geographic tags, such as ".uk" for sites based in Great Britain and ".fr" for those in France.

Generally, a business will use its business name as part of its domain name. However, you can use the name of your product, or really anything you want, subject to considerations, one practical and one legal:

* You want customers to find you easily and you want them to remember your Web site, and
* The domain name can't be being used by another Web site, and it can't "infringe" or violate a trademark owned by someone else
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Re: Someone else using my company/domain...

A trademark is a brand name that identifies a particular product or service that is being sold in commerce. In my friend’s case, her company would be selling services. If someone else offers similar services in the United States, and particularly in the same geographic area, under the same or similar name, then I would advise her to steer clear from using that name. However, because the website she found is of a personal blog, is located outside of the United States, and does not appear to be offering any services for sale, let alone of the type my friend will be offering, I told her that this personal blog should not alone stop her from moving forward with the proposed name. I also did a quick search of the Trademark Office’s database and found nothing registered under the proposed name.
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