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I just checked my account this morning, and a pile of already-listed domains (at both Afternic and previously on GD) are suddenly in "Under Review" and my feeling is that this is GD's method of backdating their expansive (including lots of generic dictionary words, places and personal/last names) and ever-growing list of "TM Exclusions" and applying those again to old domain listings.
And this isn't a case of real TM misuse like GoogleSearch.com or IBMHardware.com, but popular dictionary words, first names, last names, place names, LLLs, etc. that companies have sent GD to arbitrarily exclude from their listings. Next up, some company is going to claim "a", "the", "at", "of" and few more as their "intellectual property" simply because their company name is At The Top Of A Town.
It might just be that my account was given special treatment due to the technical issues in exporting my Afternic domains to GD, but it never hurts to check your Afternic account to make sure your "In Review" tab hasn't grown, and keep checking it, as this might be an ongoing process.
And this isn't a case of real TM misuse like GoogleSearch.com or IBMHardware.com, but popular dictionary words, first names, last names, place names, LLLs, etc. that companies have sent GD to arbitrarily exclude from their listings. Next up, some company is going to claim "a", "the", "at", "of" and few more as their "intellectual property" simply because their company name is At The Top Of A Town.
It might just be that my account was given special treatment due to the technical issues in exporting my Afternic domains to GD, but it never hurts to check your Afternic account to make sure your "In Review" tab hasn't grown, and keep checking it, as this might be an ongoing process.
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