4 Hebrew IDN's Going once!

[261275]

Hi All,

Bidding minimum is $500.00 Per Domain
Auction closes 2/7/06 12:01am Eastern standard time
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Domain Name / Overture Results / Translation

תינוקות.com / 1602 / Babies

מוצצים.com / 692 / Pacifiers

וואלה.net / 82608 / Walla

דוגמניות.com / 2130 / Models (Female Models - Plural)

[IDNCowboy]

[quote=261275]Hi All,

Bidding minimum is $500.00 Per Domain
Auction closes 2/7/06 12:01am Eastern standard time
Good Luck!


Domain Name / Overture Results / Translation

תינוקות.com / 1602 / Babies

מוצצים.com / 692 / Pacifiers

וואלה.net / 82608 / Walla

דוגמניות.com / 2130 / Models (Female Models - Plural)[/quote]
I believe walla is a major portal in israel
walla.co.il - ppl are searching for that

[261275]

Hi,

Walla is a slang word used in israel that will translate as close as possible to "for real" , and yes you're right, there is a portal called walla as well but to best of my knoweldge there is no TM problem since it is a generic word

Regards,
Michael

[dave_5]

Hi Michael,

I own walla.com in Hebrew. The Israeli portal is in its final stage to trademark "walla.com" in English.

I spoke with a US trademark lawyer, and was told that I can not oppose the trademark registration; furthermore since its a generic word being used in Hebrew and Arabic I will not infringe on their trademark as long as the name is not being used as a portal etc.

They own the trademark in Israel (in Hebrew). Since Israel is not a member of the Madrid Accord, that trademark was restricted to Israel only... well until now.

I think walla.net is a great investment. For the last 3 years my dot com has been getting some hits every day. I see significant increase in traffic in the near future.