Getting around trademark issues

[nickk]

Hoping someone could offer a bit of advice:

I've found a quite a wide range of product domains in a specific sector which allow franchisees to operate TM domain names. But I imagine anyone other than franchisees would get sued.

To get around it I was thinking of offering some kind of service to franchisees whereby I develop the domain & get traffic on their behalf (probably on a performance basis), but they ultimately own it, thus bypassing any TM issues.

Does this sound like a decent plan, or do you think there would be too many issues?

I feel there would be no problem selling this service to the franchisees (I have some knowledge of this area), but the legal & domain side of things is a minefield.

Thoughts & feedback appreciated.

 

[springer]

So the franchisee would own the domain - all you would be is some kind of developer. I can't see the problem in that (if I have understood your query correctly)

 

[aZooZa]

I'd approach the TM holder with the plan and discuss it with them. Get approval from the 'organ grinder' before you put in any cash and time.