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Chilling Effects Clearinghouse: Domain Names and Trademarks - http://www.chillingeffects.org/domain/
FAQs and advice on how to defend against claims of domain name trademark infringement and other legal scare tactics, compiled by students at the Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard Law School. |
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National Arbitration Forum: Domain Dispute - http://domains.adrforum.com/
Instructions on filing complaints or responses, details of specific dispute resolution services, and an archive of past decisions. |
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Asian Domain Name Dispute Resolution Centre - http://www.adndrc.org/
Hong Kong-based dispute resolution institute offers a procedural guide for claims filed by trademark owners. Includes an index of decisions made in each of its three branches. |
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Large-Scale Registration of Domains with Typographical Errors - http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/people/edelman/typo-domains/
A case study documenting over 5000 registrations by notorious cybersquatter John Zuccarini. Most are typographic variations on well-known names, most provide sexually-explicit content and popups, and some are variants on sites typically used by children. |
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Nissan Motor vs. Nissan Computer - http://www.ncchelp.org/
nissan.com and nissan.net domain dispute between Nissan Motor and Nissan Computer |
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World Domain Rights - http://www.wdr.org/
Information about Leonardo and etoy disputes, links to resources to fight unfriendly take-overs. |
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EFF Wins Partial Victory in Ford Case - http://www.eff.org/legal/cases/Ford_v_GreatDomains/20020110_eff_pr.html
Press release on dismissal of trademark claims against jaguarcenter.com, jaguarentusiastsclub.com, vintagevolvo.com, and others, and denying "in rem" jurisdiction. |
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Typosquatters Turn Flubs Into Cash - http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-502915.html?legacy=zdnn
An article on typosquatting - capitalizing on mistyped names. |
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Register: Choc giant heavies 'kinder' charity - http://www.theregister.co.uk/2000/12/27/choc_giant_heavies_kinder_charity/
Ferrero wants to protect its brand in cyberspace, as Austrian kids' charity kinder.at recently discovered. Concerned that the organisation has taken the little-known German word kinder (children) as its domain name, Ferrero has run whining to WIPO. By Lester Haines. |
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World Intellectual Piracy Organization - http://wipo.org.uk/
ICANN and WIPO - Important Warning |