Monday, September 21, 2009
Many domain name disputes concern the abusive use of existing trademarks by third parties. Cybersquatters exploit the first-come, first-served principle of the domain name registration system. Initially, the Internet suffered from an absence of international legal standards for resolving these disputes [...]
Monday, September 21, 2009
On the necessity of serious prior trademark research before registering and using a trademark. There are numerous obstacles to the registration and free use of a trademark, the first of which is prior trademarks. Add to that company names, trade names, some geographical names, domain names orweb sites, and copyrights [...]
Friday, September 11, 2009
The USPTO (the American trademark office) system for protection differs quite appreciably from the practice in so-called Roman law. If we start with the European example, a trademark must be exploited within five years from the date its registration is published [...]