{"id":5041,"date":"2016-04-04T10:47:54","date_gmt":"2016-04-04T15:47:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.findlaw-admin.com\/ability-law\/smallbusiness\/intellectual-property\/registering-for-a-domain-name-trademark-what-you-should-know.html"},"modified":"2024-05-22T03:14:09","modified_gmt":"2024-05-22T08:14:09","slug":"registering-for-a-domain-name-trademark-what-you-should-know","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.findlaw.com\/smallbusiness\/intellectual-property\/registering-for-a-domain-name-trademark-what-you-should-know.html","title":{"rendered":"Registering for a Domain Name Trademark: What You Should Know"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Registering for a Domain Name Trademark: What You Should Know<\/h1>\n
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\n By Taylar-Simone McCants, J.D.<\/a> | Legally reviewed by Amber Sheppard, Esq.<\/a>\n | Last updated\n
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As a small business owner, you may know how to protect your business name. You might want more information on how to protect your domain name. Often, once a business owner has completed the trademark registration for their brand name, they will want to have ownership of using their brand name as a domain name. Federal trademark registration provides extra protection and a legal presumption of ownership.<\/p>\r\n

Let’s dive into the key points of domain name trademarks and their significance for entrepreneurs.<\/p>\r\n

What is a domain name?<\/h2>\r\n

A domain name<\/a> is a unique name associated with an IP address. Computers recognize the name and connect users to the IP address associated with the domain name. For example, "Findlaw.com<\/a>" is a domain name. FindLaw is the unique name, and .com is the suffix or the last part of the domain name. This is also called the top-level domain (TLD). There are many suffixes available, including:<\/p>\r\n