The other day I received this strange email:
Dear Manager:
This email is from China domain name registration center, which mainly deal with the domain name registration and dispute internationally in China and Asia.
On June 20th 2011, We received Tianhua Ltd’s application that they are registering the name ” somethingsbrewing ” as their Internet Keyword and ” somethingsbrewing .cn “、” somethingsbrewing .com.cn ” 、” somethingsbrewing .asia “domain names etc.., It is China and ASIA domain names. But after auditing we found the brand name been used by your company. As the domain name registrar in China, it is our duty to notice you, so I am sending you this Email to check. According to the principle in China, your company is the owner of the trademark, In our auditing time we can keep the domain names safe for you firstly, but our audit period is limited, if you object the third party application these domain names and need to protect the brand in china and Asia by yourself, please let the responsible officer contact us as soon as possible. Thank you!
Best regards,
John
Oversea marketing manager
Shanghai Office (Head Office)
3002, Nanhai Building, No. 854 Nandan Road,
Xuhui District, Shanghai 200070, China
I think, for a fee, they will “prevent” someone from infringing upon my trademark in China? Well that’s a little bit ironic.