Comments on: Wow, someone copied my business website & domain name. What to do? http://www.upyour.info/5/wow-someone-copied-my-business-website-domain-name-what-to-do Sun, 15 Nov 2009 17:04:24 -0500 http://wordpress.org/ hourly 1 By: Frootbat31 http://www.upyour.info/5/wow-someone-copied-my-business-website-domain-name-what-to-do/comment-page-1#comment-12 Frootbat31 Wed, 07 Oct 2009 20:17:15 +0000 http://www.upyour.info/5/wow-someone-copied-my-business-website-domain-name-what-to-do#comment-12 Write them a 'cease and desist' letter, explaining they are infringing on your copyright for both the web design and name of company. If they do not drop it, then you sue them. Write them a ‘cease and desist’ letter, explaining they are infringing on your copyright for both the web design and name of company. If they do not drop it, then you sue them.

]]> By: web_developer http://www.upyour.info/5/wow-someone-copied-my-business-website-domain-name-what-to-do/comment-page-1#comment-11 web_developer Mon, 05 Oct 2009 06:44:10 +0000 http://www.upyour.info/5/wow-someone-copied-my-business-website-domain-name-what-to-do#comment-11 Your business name may be eligible for trademark protection even if you haven't registered it as a trademark (although it's easier to defend a registered trademark). You should really consider contacting an attorney that's familiar with this area of law. If you know about the trademark violation and do nothing about it, it may weaken your case if you decide you want to pursue it in the future. Although most people are reluctant to get involved in legal proceedings, it's not always that bad. In many cases, a strongly worded letter on an attorney's letterhead, stating your complaint and your intention to pursue it, may be enough to get the trademark violator to back off. There's some good general information about trademark protection available here: Your business name may be eligible for trademark protection even if you haven’t registered it as a trademark (although it’s easier to defend a registered trademark).

You should really consider contacting an attorney that’s familiar with this area of law. If you know about the trademark violation and do nothing about it, it may weaken your case if you decide you want to pursue it in the future.

Although most people are reluctant to get involved in legal proceedings, it’s not always that bad. In many cases, a strongly worded letter on an attorney’s letterhead, stating your complaint and your intention to pursue it, may be enough to get the trademark violator to back off.

There’s some good general information about trademark protection available here:

]]> By: seo expert new york http://www.upyour.info/5/wow-someone-copied-my-business-website-domain-name-what-to-do/comment-page-1#comment-10 seo expert new york Sun, 04 Oct 2009 08:02:35 +0000 http://www.upyour.info/5/wow-someone-copied-my-business-website-domain-name-what-to-do#comment-10 Unless you did not register your name at the copyright office, the only way is to rank high in the search engines and if you need a free advice of a real seo expert you can visit Unless you did not register your name at the copyright office, the only way is to rank high in the search engines and if you need a free advice of a real seo expert you can visit

]]> By: Meg B http://www.upyour.info/5/wow-someone-copied-my-business-website-domain-name-what-to-do/comment-page-1#comment-9 Meg B Fri, 02 Oct 2009 01:40:02 +0000 http://www.upyour.info/5/wow-someone-copied-my-business-website-domain-name-what-to-do#comment-9 Call a lawyer... ask him is opinion... that sounds too legal for YA lol Call a lawyer… ask him is opinion… that sounds too legal for YA lol

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