body: [This article](http://www.mbbp.com/news/generic-trademark) (and my knowledge about trademarks) says Generic Names can't be trademarked. So my question is about the genericity of a name and the probability of getting it trademarked.
  
  
  I own a generic domain name with `.com` since 2010 but lately found that another person is using the `.co.uk` tld of the same domain since 2016 for a website and doing business. I am planning to develop on my domain.
  
  
  The domain name looks something like `freecupcakes.com` (just symbolic but not about cupcakes) and another party use the domain `freecupcakes.co.uk`.
  
  
  my observations about the other person's business are.
  
  
  1. They are using it since 2016
  2. They don't have trademark registerd but a company with the same name in UK
  
  
  So my questions are,.
  
  
  1. Can I use proceed building the business with my domain which I own from 2010?
  2. Can I register a company with the same name in another location not in UK/Europe?
  3. Can this type of name be ever trademarked?
  4. Can the other person using the same business name ever trademark this name?
  
  
  
title: Can I get a generic name trademarked?