商标和域名的区别

1. 商标：
商号是用于在其经营所在州内将企业注册为法人实体的名称。通常，这通常由国务卿或公司部或相同的国营机构完成。商品名称在其注册的州内必须是唯一的。出于联邦税法的目的，该商品名称还在内部税务局进行了注册。

商标可以是图形表示的标志或符号，它能够将一个企业的产品或服务与其他企业的产品或服务区分开来。商标注册申请应向物业署商标注册处提出)。注册商标所有人有权就该商标在香港特别行政区注册的产品和服务使用该商标。

例子 ：
当组织的官员签署协议时，他以“XYZ Corporation 的 CFO”的身份签署协议。任何想要查看该法人实体状态的人都可以询问 XYZ Corporation 其所在州当年的记录。出于这个原因，合同通常会说明合同的当事人并包括这样的内容：“特拉华州负债公司”，因为该信息允许某人研究业务状况。

2. 域名：
域名是数据库中的一个条目——就像电子表格中的一行。该条目对应于在线协议地址。网站名称可能是网络上的网站地址，可为您提供网络身份。网站名称可以是人类可读的互联网地址，例如 www.wilmerhale.com。这是用户/客户在其 Internet 浏览器中键入以访问您的网站的名称。使用网站名称的权利由名称注册商监管。

您将通过从注册商处为您的特定名称购买网站名称来获得该名称。申请注册国家或地区顶级域名(如com.hk)或通用顶级域名(如.com)的网站名称，须至少向其中一名注册商提出。如果网站名称能够识别特定商品或服务的来源，则它通常可以作为商标注册。

例子 ：
它包括在提供服务的互联网站点的特定页面上使用该名称，将该名称作为 URL 地址离线使用，例如在营销或服务宣传材料上使用该名称，以及该名称的使用在产品的包装上。

商标和域名的区别：

S.NO	TRADE MARK	DOMAIN NAME
1.	A trade mark may consist of words, designs, letters, numerals, colors, the shape of goods or their packaging etc. and any combination of such signs.	A domain name must be contextual in for (e.g. www.ipd.gov.hk).
2.	A trade mark would be registered in respect of the goods or services as classified under the Nice Classification.	A domain name does not have to be registered for a particular class of goods or services.
3.	A registered trade mark is valid for 10 years and can be renewed for further periods of 10 years.	A domain name is only for a particular period as agreed between the registrant and the accredited registrar and these are subject to renewal.
4.	A trade mark may not be registrable if it is different or similar to a previously registered trade mark.	A domain name is registrable if it is not different to a previously registered domain name.
5.	A trade mark which consists exclusively of a sign or a symbol which describes the characteristics for the applied-of goods or services may not be registrable. Symbols such as “fresh bread” in respect of bakery services.	A domain name may describe the features of the application-of goods or services, e.g. “freshbread.com” for a bakery.
6.	Trademark operates in the real world.	Domain name operates in the cyber world.
7.	Different people living in different countries may have the same trademark for different goods and services as it does not generally have a global impact on it.	Domain names operates at a global level and so no two companies/persons can be having the same domain name.
8.	Trademark can refer to or linked to a specific category of a product or products line.	The domain names are not given for every single product offered by a company.
9.	As there are no jurisdiction issues, the dispute related to a trademark can be easily settled.	As the internet is very wide and does not any any boundaries, so the disputes are hard to be settled.