trademark
Usage of trademarked generic top level domain
<p>RED.com makes digital cameras for the cinematography industry and has tradermarks for "RED".</p>

<p>I would like to sell a product called called "something.red". The name of the product would be the domain name, something.red, .red is a gTLD recently introduced.</p>

<p>The product is not a digital camera, but a video transmission system. RED.com is not in the business of making video transmission systems, but their trademark is generic enough that I believe a video transmission system to fit in it. This is the registration I took a look at: <a href="https://euipo.europa.eu/eSearch/#details/trademarks/010579043" rel="nofollow">https://euipo.europa.eu/eSearch/#details/trademarks/010579043</a></p>

<p>Am I looking for troubles using RED in a product name, even if RED is the gTLD?</p>

<p>Changing the product name now would be sort of a mayor problem, but it is still better than being forced to do it in a few months.</p>

<p>I don't think anyone can give you definitive advice without a lot more information, but by my reading, this could come back to bite you - depending on your usage of the term.</p>

<p>I don't think the gTLD confers any protection to them or you, and if you use the name "RED" as a stand-alone or easily confused part of the name, you would be in trouble - I doubt it would be an issue if you were using red as a color (eg like Western digital uses different colors - including red - for there hard drives).  </p>
