Refusal of Registration If the domain name fails this test, the applicant seeking
registration must be refused on the ground that the matter presented for
registration does not function as a mark. The statutory bases for the refusals are: 1.
For trademarks: Trademark Act §§1, 2 and 45, 15
U.S.C. §§1051, 1052, and 1127 2.
For service marks: Trademark Act §§1, 2, 3
and 45, 15 U.S.C. §§1051, 1052, 1053 and 1127
