Domain Restrictions

Stops me from protecting my brand

[Tiebreaker]

I have registered all the most important extensions for my 'flagship' domain - for the purposes of brand protection - about the only one I don't have, which I think I probably should, is the .us extension

This is because I am not a US citizen and do not have a business presence in the US - so I appear to be restricted from registering it.

Is there any way around this?

I will not be building a website on the domain, if that makes any difference.

[webdoctor]

registered all the most important extensions for my 'flagship' domain - for the purposes of brand protection

Have you got a trademark for your brand name?

[Tiebreaker]

No - but it's something I'm considering

I don't think I could trademark KeywordKeyword - but I could trademark KeywordKeyword.com

If I trademark all the different extensions too, I would guess it is going to cost me a lot of money - I'm not sure if I could justify a major expense like that - and I'm not sure if it is really necessary.

At the moment, I'm just concerned with getting the domain space sown up.

[vincevincevince]

As you don't do business in the US, does a .us domain really matter to you?

[walkman]

AFAIK, KeywordKeyword.com does not give the right to KeywordKeyword.tv and so on. If you have a (unique enough) KeywordKeyword you could get a trademark and then you could claim protection for all extensions...

[Tiebreaker]

As you don't do business in the US, does a .us domain really matter to you?

No, it doesn't matter to me - I just don't want a competitor to register it

AFAIK, KeywordKeyword.com does not give the right to KeywordKeyword.tv and so on. If you have a (unique enough) KeywordKeyword you could get a trademark and then you could claim protection for all extensions...

My name is a generic phrase - not a unique brand name