Similar domain to trademark takedown request?
<p>Today I received the following, and there is no first notice.</p>
<p>Is this a legitimate request? The &quot;mm-walmart.com&quot; domain and lack of any contact information is screaming a scam, attorney representation etc,  but I am curious in general is there any basis to this kind of claim whether or not this is legitimate.</p>
<p>The use of the domains are specifically to allow users of a training website to create test integrations and websites.</p>
<blockquote>
<p><strong>Subject</strong>:</p>
<p>2ND NOTICE of Walmart Trademark Rights Infringement - walmartt.com ; Demand for Takedown</p>
<p><strong>Body</strong>:</p>
<p>To Whom It May Concern:   On behalf of Walmart Inc. (“Walmart”), we
are writing to you in your capacity as the registrant of  walmartt.com
.  Walmart is the owner of the famous trade name and trademark
“WALMART” and has, for more than 50 years, used this term to identify
its goods and services.   Walmart also maintains rights in a number of
additional trademarks.   Moreover, Walmart has significant copyright
holdings and other intellectual property rights in its logos and
materials.</p>
<p>There is no connection between Walmart and  walmartt.com  and your
continued unauthorized use of Walmart's intellectual property as,
within or as an identifiable element of a domain name does injury to
both Walmart and to the public by, e.g., causing a likelihood of
confusion and other damage.   We have also determined that there is no
fair use or other excuse for the unauthorized use.  Therefore,
applicable law requires that you cease use immediately of the
unauthorized domain name specifically identified above.   This
communication is for potential settlement purposes and only for
representative violations identified to date. Please reply to this
email to discuss and confirm details of the discontinuation of use and
potential transfer to Walmart of the subject domain name.  If we do
not receive your expeditious response, this matter may be escalated
for further action.</p>
<p>Sincerely,</p>
<p>Walmart Brand Protection</p>
<p>Walmart Inc. 508 SW 8th Street Bentonville, AR 72716-0505
brandprotection@mm-walmart.com</p>
</blockquote>

<p>It's from a company called <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MarkMonitor" rel="nofollow noreferrer">MarkMonitor</a> that does trademark protection for clients - specifically around internet activities and that includes domain cybersquatting - which is illegal in the US under the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anticybersquatting_Consumer_Protection_Act" rel="nofollow noreferrer">ACPA</a>, and of course that's what you were/are doing.</p>
<p>So it <strong>could</strong> be a legitimate request as these things go. But that's not the whole story - the domain in the e-mail you posted is &quot;walmartt.com&quot; which is not only <em>currently</em> owned by Walmart Inc. <strong>but always has been</strong>, in fact the current Registrar of record <strong>is</strong> the aforementioned MarkMonitor.</p>
<p>So either this isn't a legitimate request because you don't own &quot;walmartt.com&quot; and therefore this is spam or phishing (in which case feel free to delete it and move on with your life), granted that would be a pretty impressive bit of phishing since you are currently cybersquatting some Walmart-typo domains. Or you're just telling porkies all the way through your question for reasons of your own.</p>

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