[SlugLUG] ucsc.biz

[Todd Nagengast]

Rohan Sheth wrote:
> I checked the US Patent and Trademark Office.  (www.uspto.gov).
> 
> The string "ucsc" is not part of any registered trademark.

Registration isn't required to assert a claim over a name.

> The only UC campuses with trademarks look like Berkeley and Davis.

Perhaps the only ones with a federally /registered/ trademarks. Also
from the USPTO:

Is registration of my mark required?
No. You can establish rights in a mark based on legitimate use of the
mark. However, owning a federal trademark registration on the Principal
Register provides several advantages...
--snip--

In short if ucsc.biz was used for anything other than protest/parody,
UCSC would probably win an ICANN UDRP action to take possession of it.
And even then, they might still win.

Todd