Copyright law does not protect domain names, but Trademark law may. Generally, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has tried to apply traditional trademark law to the examination of domain name service mark applications. A domain name qualifies as a mark when it is used in connection with the sale or advertising of Read more about Trademarking Internet Domain Names[…]

A registered mark does not prevent all use of the mark.  In some situations, another party may use someone else’s trademark to describe the qualities that the trademark represents rather than to use is as a source identifier.   For example, use of a descriptive phrase or common name may be fair use. Fair use of Read more about Fair Use under Trademark Law[…]