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internet law/domain names
I have a question about companies using misleading names and URL.

There is a dog breeder that has always (in the 6 years I have been tracking) come up #1 in Google for the search term 'Labradoodle', even though there are bunches of more useful and informative sites. This has always puzzled me. Today I figured out why.

If you type in the URL anywordsatatalldotlabradoodlesdotcom, their site comes up. This means EVERY kennel name that someone puts in gets pointed to their site. I don't even know what internet wizardry they pulled off to do this, but I think is is misleading that someone can type in my kennel name, or anyone else's, and get directed to their site.

Can you tell me if what they are doing is likely to be permissible?

Thanks,
Helene

Asked on 3/11/09, 11:57 am

Joseph Jacobs Jacobs & Lowder

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Re: internet law/domain names

do you have a trademark for that word?? is it national or statewide?

Answered on 3/12/09, 5:09 pm

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