About Us There are approximately 18 million domain names and over 250 million Internet users worldwide. The number of domain names is expected to double over the next two years, especially with the growth of international domain names. With this explosion in growth, new and existing businesses need protection from opportunists seeking to capitalize on the hard earned business of the successful Internet entrepreneur. LegalName.com was established in 1999 to assist the small to medium-sized entrepreneur with needed trademark and copyright protection for their domain names and Web sites.  Since that time, the company has assisted more than 2,000 customers with their trademark and copyright needs. For only $35.00, a Global Trademark Search will be conducted searching for trademark conflicts in the United States, Canada, and Europe. The TM, SM, & © Protection for $135.00 offers the new website owner basic trademark & copyright protection at a low cost. Additional copyright protection can be purchased for $165.00 that will register the owner's website with the US Copyright Office. For the serious Internet entrepreneur, LegalName.com will file your application to register a trademark with the US Patent and Trademark Office for only $375.00, plus USPTO filing fees. Or, a trademark can be registered with the15 European Union Countries at the same time for $950.00, plus filing fees. The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), the Geneva based Domain Name Dispute Resolution Center for intellectual property, has developed new domain name dispute guidelines to protect the rights of trademark owners using the Internet. Many trademark owners found that someone else had acquired the domain name to their trademarked name. In hundreds of cases heard since the start of this year, the WIPO has sided with the trademark owner almost 85% of the time. This means that a business entrepreneur had better have the company name and the website domain name trademarked before losing it to someone else. The popular singer Madonna has filed a complaint to reclaim the domain name "Madonna.com" owned by someone else. Hasbro Toy Company has obtained the domain name "Candyland.com" from the current owner because Hasbro was the trademark owner of the name. On the other hand, Gordon Sumner, the former Police singer know as "Sting", recently lost his bid to win the rights to "Sting.com" in an arbitration, which noted that he had not trademarked the name.

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