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Re: CIPS trademark and domains

#142
From: Tom Ruta
Date: Fri, 12 Feb 1999 00:00
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Ken Metcalfe <metcalfe@portagemutual.com> wrote:

>I am glad to see the concern expressed in protecting our trade marks - CIPS.
>
>It was expressed by one member that CIPS should have registered the domain cips.com.  I too think that it is sad that when those who
>registered CIPS.CA they did not register CIPS.COM.  But I guess we are all prone to missing things even when it is areas of our own
>expertise.
>
>No sense crying over "spilt milk" as it were or worrying about some conspiracy.  Better that we learn and try not to make the same
>mistake again.
>
>This then baits the question - Are there any other domain names (i.e. CIPS.xx) which we should consider registering?  I am not an
>Internet guru and thought that there are those here who can provide valuable comment.  So thanks in advance.

Don't bother - both cips.net and cips.org (the only two
logical ones unless we get a TV station <g>) are GONE!

Tom

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