This is another post in our continuing series of bang on trademarked domain names that drop and the continuing failure of brand holders to catch them on the drop allowing third parties to register them and control them.
All of these domains were owned by someone other than the trademark holder then dropped and could have been picked up by the trademark holder if they pursed the domain in the drop.
Instead of the trademark holder registering these domains when they dropped, third parties, picked up the domain names in the drop and almost all of them are going to a parked page except for several which are actually attempting to sell the product or trick people into downloading what is commonly referred to a malware
You can see some of previous posts on this subject here, here, and here
Here are 30 more:
getagmailaccount.com
uggfootwear.com
newtoyota.com
ncaacollegefootball.com
sonytabletpc.com
newdodges.com
newhyundai.com
fendihandbags.com
americanidolshow.com
pittsburghsteelersjersey.com
youtubevideoclips.com
flashplayeradobe.com
microsoftproduct.com
xboxnew.com
Frigidairedryer.com
hondaleases.com
playjeopardy.com
jordansforsale.com
marshallstores.com
boschvacuum.com
loweshomeimprovementstore.com
adsensebook.com
nascartrips.com
signinmsn.com
cheapkitchenaid.com
canon35mm.com
dallascowboyjerseys.com
samsungunlocking.com
hooterslocations.com
playstation3console.com
FT says
Just FYI, “ugg” is a generic term and non-trademarkable in Australia and New Zealand. Look up “ugg boots” in wikipedia for more details. There are numerous “UGG” trademarks around the rest of the world however.
JaneDoe says
Loved when the American mob tried to use their trademark in Australia to shut down Australian manufacturers from use of the word a few years back. Tried being the operative term.
Michael Berkens says
FT
understood but since the TM is for boots and this footwear its bang to what they sell
Peter T says
Oreos.com is the biggest brand fail I’ve seen lately. Was caught by DropCatch and sold for thousands