Perhaps the 'tm.au' proponents could add an extra layer to their domain,
based on <trademark>.<trademark concept>.tm.au.

eg:

cocacola.Colas-soft-drink.tm.au
nike.Athletic-shoes.tm.au
windows95.Computer-operating-systems.tm.au
myst.Interactive-multimedia-computer-game-program.tm.au
hoover.Cleaning-machines-such-as-vacuum-cleaners-and-floor-polishing-machines.tm.au

I'm not willing to pay the US $35 to find some identical trademarks under
differing concepts.

tom&#167;interact.net.au


> Mark,
> 
> There is no such thing as "a trademark".
> 
> There is such a thing as "a trademark qualified by a service category".
> 
> Given that withinthe trademark world two completely different entities
> can quite properly and correctly trade using the same trademarked
> name, then please explain to me how BOTH parties can 'protect'
> their trademark from each other as well as from other within
> a single domain name, whether its .com.au, .tm.au or
> .garbage.au.
> 
> 
> Attempting to map external name structures into the DNS
> won't work. Its a waste of time even trying.
> 
> Geoff
>