Comments on: How to Potentially Lose $11,000+ in Less than a Year http://www.elliotsblog.com/how-to-potentially-lose-11000-in-6-months-8374 Domain blog featuring domain investing strategy, domain valuation, and domain development commentary from Elliot Silver, founder of Top Notch Domains, LLC. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:13:21 +0000 hourly 1 By: IHG Fought to Control Domain Names But Parks Two of Their Own Generics | Elliot's Blog http://www.elliotsblog.com/how-to-potentially-lose-11000-in-6-months-8374#comment-29693 IHG Fought to Control Domain Names But Parks Two of Their Own Generics | Elliot's Blog Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:37:39 +0000 http://www.elliotsblog.com/?p=4624#comment-29693 [...] Two of Their Own Generics A while back, I wrote about Intercontinental Hotel Group’s massive UDRP filing for 1,529 domain names that they believe infringed on some of their hotel brands. They ended up winning a large majority [...] [...] Two of Their Own Generics A while back, I wrote about Intercontinental Hotel Group’s massive UDRP filing for 1,529 domain names that they believe infringed on some of their hotel brands. They ended up winning a large majority [...]

]]> By: Terry McCartney http://www.elliotsblog.com/how-to-potentially-lose-11000-in-6-months-8374#comment-18506 Terry McCartney Wed, 10 Feb 2010 20:12:42 +0000 http://www.elliotsblog.com/?p=4624#comment-18506 Hi Guys. Just stumbled upon this. My business is called Belmore Court Moteland our website is www.motel.co.uk. I also register other similar names but not www.belmore-court-motel.com hotelreservation.com has registered this and using a 3rd party booking engine to make the bookings but include a reservations fee $30. Can I stop them doing this? Ta. Terry Hi Guys.

Just stumbled upon this. My business is called Belmore Court Moteland our website is http://www.motel.co.uk. I also register other similar names but not http://www.belmore-court-motel.com
hotelreservation.com has registered this and using a 3rd party booking engine to make the bookings but include a reservations fee $30.
Can I stop them doing this?
Ta.
Terry

]]> By: Dietmar http://www.elliotsblog.com/how-to-potentially-lose-11000-in-6-months-8374#comment-17534 Dietmar Tue, 12 Jan 2010 15:23:02 +0000 http://www.elliotsblog.com/?p=4624#comment-17534 Here I can see them on the third rank on page 1. (first is hotelreservationS.com, second hrs.com) Ahoi! Here I can see them on the third rank on page 1.
(first is hotelreservationS.com, second hrs.com)

Ahoi!

]]> By: url availability check http://www.elliotsblog.com/how-to-potentially-lose-11000-in-6-months-8374#comment-17517 url availability check Tue, 12 Jan 2010 03:01:15 +0000 http://www.elliotsblog.com/?p=4624#comment-17517 Most likely the registered domains were an attempt to gain additional low cost organic search traffic. Maybe they should concentrate on quality SEO on their own website. HotelReservation.com is such a great domain name, yet they can't even rank on page 1 in Google for their exact keyword of "hotel reservation". A great new hotel search engine I've found is http://funnelscope.com. You can get input from friends via Twitter. Good stuff. Most likely the registered domains were an attempt to gain additional low cost organic search traffic. Maybe they should concentrate on quality SEO on their own website.

HotelReservation.com is such a great domain name, yet they can’t even rank on page 1 in Google for their exact keyword of “hotel reservation”.

A great new hotel search engine I’ve found is http://funnelscope.com. You can get input from friends via Twitter. Good stuff.

]]> By: mr x http://www.elliotsblog.com/how-to-potentially-lose-11000-in-6-months-8374#comment-17489 mr x Mon, 11 Jan 2010 16:13:14 +0000 http://www.elliotsblog.com/?p=4624#comment-17489 Net John, I Agree. I think it reinforces the point tha trademark holders have to decide for themselves. Many of the like to let the thrid parties sell up a storm as long as they do not abuse the brand. That does NOT mean they are letting them claim the TM domain as their own even though on paper the third party does own it. The TM holder usually can easily get the TM if things turn bad since it was used to sell their brand. That relationship is built on sand rather than rock but as long as everyone is making money, what's the harm? The thrid party is kind of like a retailer. If he loses the brand in his store he either closes or sells something else. In another corporate world the company wants to own everything and market direct. They can be real nasty and hostile about you having anything that evens looks like their TM. Those folks are the ones rampaging the net with TM noise and distractions. My opinion is if they want it they better buy it. If it is not regirtered it is FOR SALE to anyone. X Net John,
I Agree. I think it reinforces the point tha trademark holders have to decide for themselves.

Many of the like to let the thrid parties sell up a storm as long as they do not abuse the brand. That does NOT mean they are letting them claim the TM domain as their own even though on paper the third party does own it. The TM holder usually can easily get the TM if things turn bad since it was used to sell their brand.

That relationship is built on sand rather than rock but as long as everyone is making money, what’s the harm? The thrid party is kind of like a retailer. If he loses the brand in his store he either closes or sells something else.

In another corporate world the company wants to own everything and market direct. They can be real nasty and hostile about you having anything that evens looks like their TM. Those folks are the ones rampaging the net with TM noise and distractions.

My opinion is if they want it they better buy it. If it is not regirtered it is FOR SALE to anyone.

X

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