Trademarks - Legal Issues
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Depends on what was trademarked. Getting a trademark does not mean that you have a broad claim but rather predefined area of business that it operates in. It does not matter how long the business has been in business.
You can not make a claim to a domain if the domain does not cover the specific area of business that it filed for.
Your friend can make claim to a business based trademark but this opens a flood gate of anyone wanting a domain making up a business and trademarking it for sole purpose of domain claim.
It is possible to make claim but much like any other trademark dispute, it is a lengthy and expensive process.
From a very good lawyer:
"You can make claim to anyone, anywhere for anything. It doesn't matter what the law says. You can always make a precedence. It just depends on if that is worth it to you, financially."