Hi guys,I’m hoping someone can help me with a query.
We are a womens features agency in the UK who have just purchased a key word loaded domain www.sellmystorynow.com
There are a large number of agencies using domains with the words "sell" & "story" in them here are a few examples, there are a lot more out there.
www.sellmystory.co.uk
www.sellthatstory.com
www.sell-my-story.com
www.sellmystory.org
www.sell-my-story.co.ukThose are all different companies who have keyworded domains.
Now our problem is that we purchased the keyworded domain www.sellmystorynow.com, built the site, did the advertising etc…. Our companies name is Phoenix Features and we also use the domain www.phoenixfeatures.co.uk. We have now been approached by another agency using the domain www.sellmystorynow.co.uk. They’re arguing that we cannot use this particular domain as it’s the name of their company which they trade under. My argument is that the domain is a generic term that they do not have a right to. We registered it in good faith and we are quite clearly not trying to pass off as them we simply wanted a a key worded domain to help with search ranking.
I have checked with the intellectual property office and this name is not a registered trademark.I am looking for any advice on the matter. We are happy to put our hands up and change domains if we have made a mistake.
Thanks
