 Legal Challenges issued to Mind-Brain.com; Forced to Change Domain Name by Dec 02 |
| Unknown |
 Nov 04, 2004, 10:54 AM
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<font color=fa0000><b>please note: effective dec. 02, 2004, mind-brain.com will be forced to change its domain name and switch servers due to legal challenges issued by the <a href=http://webapps.jhu.edu/jhuniverse/information_about_hopkins/about_jhu/principal_administrative_officers_and_deans/index.cfm><font color=a30000><b><u><big><big>johns hopkins university</u></b></big></big></font></a> over use of the 'mind-brain.com' domain. additional information regarding the new domain name will be posted as soon as it becomes available. </b></font> <br> [/dohtml] |
 
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| Robert the Bruce |
Nov 04, 2004, 03:31 PM
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My brother says that internet usages are under trademark protection. He suggests that JHU may have a registered trademark in process for Mind-Brain or Mind Brain and we talked about your prior use. They would not be entitled to prevent your use and they would have to pay you to stop it even if that were the case. It takes years to establish registered trademark value that can adversely impact prior use.
He agreed that employment rights or unfair dismissal may have application and he warned against just any lawyer handling it - but if you have a big foirm that goes to court frequently and does not just settle cases you would be on the right track. He suggested you can register the whole name Mind-Brain.com for about $100. on your own and USPTO or .gov will be a user friendly site to go through and check to see if they are already in possession of the name or it is in process. |
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Unknown Legal Challenges issued to Mind-Brain.com; Forced to Change Domain Name by Dec 02 Nov 04, 2004, 10:54 AM
Rick I searched the johns hopkins site on the string ... Nov 04, 2004, 11:00 AM Unknown No. I know the current owners of Mind-Brain.com c... Nov 04, 2004, 11:12 AM Robert the Bruce My older brother is an expert in winning trade, co... Nov 04, 2004, 11:13 AM Unknown The problem I think is that Shawn, the principal o... Nov 04, 2004, 11:17 AM Dan doesn't Shawn own other mind-brain domains, li... Nov 04, 2004, 11:21 AM Unknown
Shhhhh!!! Nov 04, 2004, 11:21 AM Unknown
yes, i think so, but it's not really current... Nov 04, 2004, 11:22 AM Robert the Bruce Then you would have a certain slam dunk - especial... Nov 04, 2004, 11:23 AM Unknown RTB, are there precedents for the sort of action y... Nov 04, 2004, 11:25 AM Robert the Bruce Absolutely.
Prior use in the same area as this i... Nov 04, 2004, 11:43 AM Unknown
agreed Nov 04, 2004, 12:58 PM Unknown
'legal challenges'? Sounds more like ... Nov 04, 2004, 01:01 PM Unknown All people who feel this is an injustice, as I do,... Nov 04, 2004, 01:04 PM Rick Do not follow advice from an unknown. It may be a ... Nov 04, 2004, 01:51 PM Unknown oftentimes people can speak freely only as Unknown... Nov 04, 2004, 01:55 PM Rick People with something to hide, such as a lack of g... Nov 04, 2004, 01:57 PM Unknown sometimes there are consequences for speaking thro... Nov 04, 2004, 01:59 PM Rick
Only way? A better way may be with a letter from... Nov 04, 2004, 02:02 PM Unknown To be clear, Johns Hopkins does not have any legit... Nov 04, 2004, 02:06 PM Unknown
Only way? A better way may be with a letter from ... Nov 04, 2004, 02:07 PM Robert the Bruce A letter from a lawyer might do the trick but cost... Nov 04, 2004, 02:08 PM Unknown
I know. Give in to their demands once and then... Nov 04, 2004, 02:11 PM Unknown and regardless of whether this is an isolated inci... Nov 04, 2004, 02:14 PM Rick The name recognition that has been built up on ... Nov 04, 2004, 02:17 PM Unknown what sort of consequences? I'm just an Unkno... Nov 04, 2004, 02:21 PM Unknown In fact, I think some of the major newspapers shou... Nov 04, 2004, 02:26 PM Rick First, Hopkins might suspect, rightly or wrongly, ... Nov 04, 2004, 02:27 PM Unknown Shawn is not the only person involved with this si... Nov 04, 2004, 02:31 PM Robert the Bruce Rick is right.
Do not go off half-cocked and expo... Nov 04, 2004, 02:38 PM Robert the Bruce Rick is also right about the name having value - a... Nov 04, 2004, 02:39 PM Unknown any good lawyers you can recommend, RTB?
Btw, t... Nov 04, 2004, 02:41 PM Robert the Bruce I have a call in to my brother and he may have a W... Nov 04, 2004, 02:57 PM Jasper Srew Hopins: Ain't it just so typical some bra... Nov 04, 2004, 03:07 PM Unknown
Ha! I can see it now:
Johns Hopkins Forcing... Nov 04, 2004, 03:09 PM Unknown I checked it out. JHU doesn't have a register... Nov 04, 2004, 03:58 PM Robert the Bruce Then they have nothing but bluff and your lawyer w... Nov 04, 2004, 04:07 PM John if Johns Hopkins thinks they can win this one, the... Nov 04, 2004, 04:29 PM Unknown How much will it cost to fight. Can we have a whip... Nov 04, 2004, 04:47 PM Unknown Forgot... Maybe Shawn also has the problem that he... Nov 04, 2004, 04:54 PM Unknown It may not be a financial issue unless the legal r... Nov 04, 2004, 05:04 PM Unknown The simple fact of the matter is that the 'min... Nov 04, 2004, 05:07 PM Unknown There is always the option of just saying 'scr... Nov 04, 2004, 05:14 PM Unknown as RTB said, it might be best to get a lawyer for ... Nov 04, 2004, 05:15 PM Robert the Bruce The 'other means' can be used anyway - and... Nov 04, 2004, 05:16 PM Dan well, Shawn, it's really just a matter of how ... Nov 04, 2004, 05:43 PM Unknown it makes you wonder how worthwhile such peers are ... Nov 04, 2004, 05:47 PM Unknown btw, the link to the good ole folks at JHU who are... Nov 04, 2004, 05:52 PM Unknown When will Shawn complete his graduate studies? Nov 04, 2004, 06:03 PM Unknown His (PhD?) supervisor should be fighting for him a... Nov 04, 2004, 06:05 PM Unknown Sorry, TAFKAHH submitted the last two posts. Nov 04, 2004, 06:05 PM Unknown Shawn has a few more months of graduate work for h... Nov 04, 2004, 06:34 PM TAFKAHH I don't know all of the isues here. Can someon... Nov 04, 2004, 07:11 PM Unknown Shawn founded the site several years ago as his ow... Nov 04, 2004, 07:37 PM Dan it's a gamble, all right. Maybe you can do ju... Nov 04, 2004, 07:58 PM Robert the Bruce If Shawn chooses to appease ignorant Nazis and mak... Nov 04, 2004, 08:06 PM Dan
never! I've always been an agent of da m... Nov 04, 2004, 08:13 PM Tabitha First, I want to thank every one for the support y... Nov 04, 2004, 08:24 PM Dan aw, c'mon Tab. The realistic view just isn... Nov 04, 2004, 08:33 PM Tabitha ;-)
I know Dan. I am no fun at all lately, thoug... Nov 04, 2004, 08:39 PM Tabitha Dan, no, no relation to JHU. I was told the name ... Nov 04, 2004, 08:43 PM Dan no prob
I've already tracked down this guy an... Nov 04, 2004, 08:49 PM Tabitha *grin* Thanks, Dan. I appreciate your restraint ... Nov 04, 2004, 08:52 PM Robert the Bruce Jealous over the success of this site - please.
W... Nov 04, 2004, 09:14 PM Tabitha I just wanted to take a moment and answer some of ... Nov 04, 2004, 09:15 PM Unknown
I don't think the poster meant that JHU was ... Nov 04, 2004, 09:18 PM Tabitha I will also add, just to clarify, that JHU is not ... Nov 04, 2004, 09:26 PM TAFKAHH Sorry, please can you clarify. Who owns www.mind-b... Nov 05, 2004, 07:23 AM Tabitha Tafkahh;
At the moment *I* am the legal registran... Nov 05, 2004, 08:39 AM Shawn It's good to have an open discussion about the... Nov 05, 2004, 08:41 AM Rick Having thought about this overnight now, it occurs... Nov 05, 2004, 08:47 AM Unknown yeah, mind-brain rules! Nov 05, 2004, 08:55 AM Tabitha Please continue to use this thread for venting and... Nov 05, 2004, 09:23 AM Jasper666 Dear whomever is so phucken irresponsible for remo... Nov 05, 2004, 01:25 PM Tabitha Jasper, what are you talking about? I edited a po... Nov 05, 2004, 02:32 PM Unknown Did the idea for the mind-brain.com domain name co... Nov 09, 2004, 06:30 AM Shawn
It's impossible to rule out the possibility t... Nov 09, 2004, 09:05 AM Dan
apparently you are a liar, RTB Nov 14, 2004, 01:37 AM Robert the Bruce Dear Dan
Good research - see when you put your mi... Nov 14, 2004, 08:15 AM Unknown
RTB, why would Shawn need to get JHU's appro... Nov 14, 2004, 08:26 AM Unknown This whole thread is really a moot topic anyway si... Nov 14, 2004, 08:33 AM Robert the Bruce It is a matter of building trade name recognition.... Nov 14, 2004, 09:50 AM Enki Who is from the The Mind-Brain Institute on this f... Nov 14, 2004, 10:08 AM Unknown #807 The site administrator and owner Shawn, is studyin... Nov 14, 2004, 10:25 AM Enki So I wonder what they want of Shawn?
He created a... Nov 14, 2004, 10:35 AM Unknown #6964
RTB, how many people do you think are confused? ... Nov 14, 2004, 10:35 AM Robert the Bruce Any person who sees Shawn is with the Mind-Brain I... Nov 14, 2004, 10:41 AM Unknown #6964
I'll grant that they built trade name recogn... Nov 14, 2004, 10:44 AM Unknown #6964
Where on this site does it say anything about Sh... Nov 14, 2004, 10:47 AM Unknown #6964
I think this will all work out for the better. ... Nov 14, 2004, 10:52 AM Unknown #664 I think it says a lot that this site was a big eno... Nov 14, 2004, 11:06 AM Enki
If Shawn is of the same opinion, then it is not ... Nov 14, 2004, 11:16 AM Robert the Bruce Ignorance is Bliss
Shawn created the problem by r... Nov 14, 2004, 01:59 PM Unknown #6964
RTB, you've failed to show that Shawn ripped... Nov 14, 2004, 02:13 PM Enki
First of all when you quote others’ words ... Nov 14, 2004, 06:11 PM Unknown #6964 maybe JHU is trying to benefit off of the web popu... Nov 14, 2004, 06:44 PM Enki Exactly! Nov 14, 2004, 07:00 PM MC Is this discussion board not a contradiction of th... Jan 25, 2005, 08:24 PM
Shawn Good point, MC. There's little point in focus... Feb 06, 2005, 06:19 PM |
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