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Patents.com Domain Name For Sale By Auction

$350,000 is the high bid at the time of this post. The bid history and the highest bid now can be seen here.

For many years, the domain names patents.com and patents.net have belonged to the law firm of Oppedahl & Larson LLP and were used to provide information to individuals concerning patents and other aspects of intellectual property law. Now, following the dissolution of Oppedahl & Larson LLP, these two domain names are potentially available for purchase. A winning bid is anticipated to be accepted on or before June 15, 2007.

In 2004, the Federal Circuit affirmed the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board's (TTAB) refusal to register the mark "patents.com" to the firm. The court found that the proposed mark is "merely descriptive" and thus patents.com is not eligible for trademark protection.

Similarly, the decision reported at Likelihood of Confusion against LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell seeking to trademark lawyers.com recently.
Posted by abnu on Saturday, April 21, 2007 @ 11:48 PM [ + ]

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