It seems like nearly every term is becoming a trademark term but it also seems that when companies are filing for trademarks for a term, they often leave out the simple, yet very important idea of registering the domain name to match the trademark! This is just silly because it is important to protect that [...]

A lot of "brands" are built on short clear names. A lot of the time, this name happens to be a CVCV (Consonant-Vowel-Consonant-Vowel) like Nike, Puma, Hulu, Pogo etc. Having the matching .com (majority of the time) is also a must! (To be clear, a vowel is: A, E, I, O and U. I’m not [...]

ThisIsNotIkea.com is a vintage style furniture store that offers old chairs, art and more. The problem is, Ikea® is a registered trademark and thisisnotikea.com is clearly using the TM in there domain name. The Ikea TM is stated for " retail services featuring furniture, housewares and home furnishings," which is clearly what ThisIsNotIkea.com is offering. [...]