Thanks Pete! We're already taking care of this.
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On Fri, Feb 21, 2014 at 2:19 PM, Peter Kaminski
kaminski@istori.com wrote:
> Without getting into the value discussion, I wanted to note there's an
> official meta-registry called the Trademark Clearinghouse, in which owners
> of registered trademarks can block/reserve (as opposed to register) their
> marks in all the new gTLDs, so they don't get squatted. The protection fee
> at TMCH costs around $150/year/mark:
>
>
http://trademark-clearinghouse.com/content/trademark-clearinghouse-fees
>
> I have an IP lawyer friend helping people with this new gTLD stuff if
> Wikimedia needs advice or help getting registered with the TMCH.
>
> Pete
>
>
> On 2/21/14, 13:22 PM, Chad wrote:
>
> On Fri, Feb 21, 2014 at 1:19 PM, Paul Dugas
paul@dugasenterprises.com
>> wrote:
>>
>> I believe there is a period of time before these TLDs go live when
>>> trademark holders are supposed to register and that they want to acquire.
>>> Wonder if that means they loose the rights when that period ends.
>>> Suspect
>>> not.
>>>
>>>
>>> Herein lies the probem: supposed to register. See Brion's earlier
>> comment about this all being an awful scam.
>>
>> -Chad
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