Matt Cone has registered the domain name icecreamcone.ca.While Matt plans on using the domain name to promote his homemade ice cream, he is also considering selling the name to the highest bidder and using the money to help offset his startup costs.Matt has contacted several relevant businesses with his offer.Recently, Matt has received a complaint from a kosher ice cream distributor that holds a registered Canadian trademark for "Ice-Cream Cohen." It has characterized Matt's actions as cybersquatting and is demanding that he assign his registration in the domain name to them at cost.Because cybersquatting is an illegal practice, Matt must assign his rights to Cohen.

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The fact that the kosher ice cream distributor holds a registered Canadian trademark for "Ice-Cream Cohen" does not necessarily mean that Matt's registration of the domain name icecreamcone.ca is illegal or constitutes cybersquatting. It would depend on whether Matt's use of the domain name infringes on the distributor's trademark rights. Additionally, the distributor's demand that Matt assign his registration in the domain name to them at cost is not necessarily legally binding or enforceable.

Matt Cone Has Registered the Domain Name Icecreamcone