Hi lawprofessor,
Thanks.
Yes, there is the issue of my 2000 registration in Denmark.
I will have to prove my usage in the USA.
I was not aware of their usage until sometime in 2003, when I had already been using it for several years. The actual fact of the matter is that they must have copied...
Background:
I duly registered my trademark ****** (distingt 7 letter word mark) in Denmark in 2000. I have used it ever since internationally for web based services (using the *******.com domain extension), including the USA.
In 2001 someone in Indiana USA started using the same trademark...