Comments on: NAR Just Says “NO” to real**genius.com http://agbeat.com/editorials/nar-just-says-no-to-realgeniuscom/ News, insights, tools, and inspiration for business owners and professionals Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:13:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Sue http://agbeat.com/editorials/nar-just-says-no-to-realgeniuscom/#comment-10539 Sue Wed, 04 Jun 2008 04:17:13 +0000 http://agentgenius.com/?p=38#comment-10539 Ha...just found this...I like the sounds of Agentgenius better anyway! Ha…just found this…I like the sounds of Agentgenius better anyway!

]]> By: agentgenius.com- national real estate opinion column » Blog Archive » “Realtor” Officially as a Curse Word http://agbeat.com/editorials/nar-just-says-no-to-realgeniuscom/#comment-3770 agentgenius.com- national real estate opinion column » Blog Archive » “Realtor” Officially as a Curse Word Tue, 05 Feb 2008 21:26:28 +0000 http://agentgenius.com/?p=38#comment-3770 [...] RealtorGenius.com was served with a cease and desist letter last fall and became AgentGenius.com, there was a lot of uproar. No biggie, a bigger tribal brand [...] [...] RealtorGenius.com was served with a cease and desist letter last fall and became AgentGenius.com, there was a lot of uproar. No biggie, a bigger tribal brand [...]

]]> By: Benn Rosales http://agbeat.com/editorials/nar-just-says-no-to-realgeniuscom/#comment-3320 Benn Rosales Mon, 28 Jan 2008 22:33:52 +0000 http://agentgenius.com/?p=38#comment-3320 John, I tend to agree with you, and that is one of the reasons we did not persue legal actions to protect our right to use the brand- I am the brand, the site featured the brand, and the 1.4 million other brands that make up the brand around the country. In fact, at the time, we were in fact one of the only public voices that came down in favor of nar when those 1.4 million other brands were in an uproar over nar for various missteps. So, rather than bother, we made our point by smiling graciously, and saying thank you nar for noticing us. John, I tend to agree with you, and that is one of the reasons we did not persue legal actions to protect our right to use the brand- I am the brand, the site featured the brand, and the 1.4 million other brands that make up the brand around the country. In fact, at the time, we were in fact one of the only public voices that came down in favor of nar when those 1.4 million other brands were in an uproar over nar for various missteps.

So, rather than bother, we made our point by smiling graciously, and saying thank you nar for noticing us.

]]> By: John Howard http://agbeat.com/editorials/nar-just-says-no-to-realgeniuscom/#comment-3319 John Howard Mon, 28 Jan 2008 21:40:53 +0000 http://agentgenius.com/?p=38#comment-3319 I really don't understand what most of you don't seem to get about NAR trying to protect its trademark. Wouldn't you do the same thing? The very purpose of a trademark is to prevent your brand from getting diluted. So, it's a either shortsighted or clearly opportunistic to use a trademarked name as your domain name. I'm no lawyer, but in my humble opinion, it would be a bigger waste of time and money to try and fight NAR in court. I really don’t understand what most of you don’t seem to get about NAR trying to protect its trademark. Wouldn’t you do the same thing? The very purpose of a trademark is to prevent your brand from getting diluted. So, it’s a either shortsighted or clearly opportunistic to use a trademarked name as your domain name. I’m no lawyer, but in my humble opinion, it would be a bigger waste of time and money to try and fight NAR in court.

]]> By: Think You Can’t Use “Realtor” in a Domain Name? 53,434 People are Doing It : NAR Wisdom http://agbeat.com/editorials/nar-just-says-no-to-realgeniuscom/#comment-568 Think You Can’t Use “Realtor” in a Domain Name? 53,434 People are Doing It : NAR Wisdom Mon, 22 Oct 2007 20:32:08 +0000 http://agentgenius.com/?p=38#comment-568 [...] letters from the NAR regarding their use of the term “realtor” in a domain name (RealtorGenius.com being the most recent I am privvy [...] [...] letters from the NAR regarding their use of the term “realtor” in a domain name (RealtorGenius.com being the most recent I am privvy [...]

]]> By: This Week On the NAR : NAR Wisdom http://agbeat.com/editorials/nar-just-says-no-to-realgeniuscom/#comment-388 This Week On the NAR : NAR Wisdom Sun, 14 Oct 2007 23:37:44 +0000 http://agentgenius.com/?p=38#comment-388 [...] The site formally known as RealtorGenius - NAR Just Says “NO” to real**genius.com Apparently the use of the word Re***or in any fashion can be shunned for almost any reason- [...] [...] The site formally known as RealtorGenius – NAR Just Says “NO” to real**genius.com Apparently the use of the word Re***or in any fashion can be shunned for almost any reason- [...]

]]> By: benn http://agbeat.com/editorials/nar-just-says-no-to-realgeniuscom/#comment-278 benn Thu, 04 Oct 2007 22:35:25 +0000 http://agentgenius.com/?p=38#comment-278 Man, Denny is my alter ego & Alan is litigating style when I argue before the mirror of my peers. I always win! Man, Denny is my alter ego & Alan is litigating style when I argue before the mirror of my peers. I always win!

]]> By: Phil Hoover http://agbeat.com/editorials/nar-just-says-no-to-realgeniuscom/#comment-274 Phil Hoover Thu, 04 Oct 2007 17:57:03 +0000 http://agentgenius.com/?p=38#comment-274 Recommend hiring Denny Crane. Or, perhaps Joseph Ferrara :) The public already thinks every real estate agent is a Realtor. I suspect NAR would lose big time if they tried to defend their TM in court and it would be a VERY public loss at a time when NAR's image is little more than a joke with their incessant cheerleading about "now is a great time to buy OR sell a house". I suspect NAR is about to better understand the real estate blogging world. Recommend hiring Denny Crane.
Or, perhaps Joseph Ferrara :)
The public already thinks every real estate agent is a Realtor.
I suspect NAR would lose big time if they tried to defend their TM in court and it would be a VERY public loss at a time when NAR’s image is little more than a joke with their incessant cheerleading about “now is a great time to buy OR sell a house”.
I suspect NAR is about to better understand the real estate blogging world.

]]> By: benn http://agbeat.com/editorials/nar-just-says-no-to-realgeniuscom/#comment-273 benn Thu, 04 Oct 2007 13:58:51 +0000 http://agentgenius.com/?p=38#comment-273 Chris, you'll always be minicoop to me! Chris, you’ll always be minicoop to me!

]]> By: Chris Lengquist http://agbeat.com/editorials/nar-just-says-no-to-realgeniuscom/#comment-272 Chris Lengquist Thu, 04 Oct 2007 13:43:51 +0000 http://agentgenius.com/?p=38#comment-272 I'll wait till I get the letter. I’ll wait till I get the letter.

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