Gmail vs. Snail Mail: Google wins plea by USPS -
USPS’ challenge to Google over .mail top level domain is denied.
Last week, a World Intellectual Property Organization panelist delivered some bad news to the The United States Postal Service: its challenge to Amazon.com’s application to run the .mail top level domain was denied.
Now the group’s challenge to Google’s bid to run .mail has also been returned to sender.
The USPS suggested that it has some sort of rights to the term “mail”, in part because ... read more ...
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Mon 29th July 2013
Fri 19th July 2013
USPS loses to Amazon.com on .Mail tip turn domain objection -
U.S. mail service tried to argue .mail infringed on its rights for “U.S. Mail”.
The United States Postal Services’ Legal Rights Objection to Amazon.com’s bid to run the .mail top level domain name has been denied by a World Intellectual Property Organization panelist.
The USPS’ objection to all seven applications for .mail was one of the most head-scratching of all objections.
The objection was based on trademarks that include the word mail, primarily “U.S. ... read more ...
Wed 27th March 2013
United States Postal Services only squandered your income objecting to .mail tip turn domain -
USPS should stick to delivering mail.
This morning World Intellectual Property Organization posted that the United States Postal Service has objected to the seven applications to run a .mail top level domain.
Really, USPS?
First of all, the type of objection filed (legal rights objection) is designed as a vehicle for trademark holders. Last time I checked the USPS didn’t have a trademark on “mail”.
Here are the criteria for a legal rights objection:
(i) takes ... read more ...
Tue 15th September 2009
U.S. Postal Service Delivers USPS.mobi Domain Name -
Dub-A,
THIS IS AN IMPORTANT READ:
Think about the logic of the USPS (which won’t take long to thing about), and maybe these “1984” manipulators are actually seeing some value for use in this domain. This could be frightening, and here’s why:
Why else would they bother fighting for this domain? Could the USPS be preparing an “innocent” ad campaign, using “USPS.mobi” to engage in collecting data from cellphone users? Ahh.. consipiracy nuts! I love em! They’re so… correctly ... read more ...