[epub] Re: Trademark violation

[Dianne Reuby <d.reuby@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

When you look at
http://srhadenindustries.com/
it's a "coming soon" page, which includes contact info for Kendall Summerhawk. I haven't had a reply from Kendall yet, but this is the reply I got from Haden, when I asked for more info on their ownership:

> Thank you for your reply.
>  
> S.R. Haden Industries (America) has owned the U.S. domain name, trade mark / service mark
>  'weekly marketing wisdom' since December 7th 2003.
>  
> Below see our registration data.
>  
> Whois Server Version 1.3
>
> Domain names in the .com and .net domains can now be registered
> with many different competing registrars. Go to http://www.internic.net
> for detailed information.
>
>    Domain Name: WEEKLYMARKETINGWISDOM.COM
>    Registrar: AAAQ.COM, INC.
>    Whois Server: whois.aaaq.com
>    Referral URL: http://www.aaaq.com
>    Name Server: A.DNS.HOSTWAY.NET
>    Name Server: B.DNS.HOSTWAY.NET
>    Status: ACTIVE
>    Updated Date: 07-dec-2003
>    Creation Date: 07-dec-2003
>    Expiration Date: 07-dec-2004
> We have attempted to contact Ms. Summerhawk several times on this matter to have her remove
>  her illegal use of our mark. We have received no response from her.
>  Our legal department has advised us that since we own the web site name and have our site published on the internet 
>  and are in the process of producing products, content and a weekly marketing wisdom ezine, 
>  we have legal rights to that term and name. If you have any other questions about the legalities of our ownership 
>  to this trade mark / service mark, we'd be glad to place you in contact with our legal department and 
>  they will be the ones to answer your questions.
>  
> Yours Truly
>  
> Trade Mark / Service Mark Enforcement Department
>  
> S.R. Haden Industries

I know that owning a domain is not owning a trademark. www.WEEKLYMARKETINGWISDOM.COM is a virtual copy of the haden website, also with Kendalls contact details. The Google ads are for trade marking services!

Thanks for the link to the US trademark site. I couldn't find that phrase listed either. But if using a phrase on a website gives legal rights to that phrase, we could all have legal rights to the entire dictionary!

I get the feeling that it's an internal squabble, as Kendall is listed on their sites, or a scam of some sort. But ... should I remove that article? I don't want legal trouble, but I wouldn't like to think I wasn't backing up a fellow author! The article is listed on other sites, such as SitePro News - p'raps I'll see if they've had any email from this firm.

Thanks for all the feedback!

Dianne Reuby
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