Heads up, .GMBH applicants: this heading focus is slipping by a cracks - .GMBH applicant’s trademark application approved for publishing. I’ve written numerous times about companies trying to trademark top level domain name strings with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Although the USPTO won’t grant trademarks on top level domains, some applicants have been able to sneak their applications through at least part of the process. One is getting rather far. TLDDOT GmbH, an applicant for the .gmbh top level domain names, has managed ... read more ...

GmbH applicant files U.S. heading application - Company wants to trademark GMBH. TLDDOT GmbH, an applicant for the top level domain .GmbH, has filed an intent-to-use trademark application with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for the mark “GMBH”. Seriously. GmbH is basically the equivalent of an LLC (Limited Liability Company) in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and other Central European nations. The application lists three goods and services: 1. Advertising and commercial information services, via the ... read more ...