RE: UKNM: Claiming 'squatted' Domain Names

[Karl Wirrmann]

Again the subject of squatting rears its ugly head:


"Cybersquatter Developments: The World Intellectual Property Organisation

(WIPO) recently ruled that a party that registered a domain name for which

it had no rights or legitimate interests should not have it removed. The

offending domain name had been registered but no website had been operating

under the name. . The WIPO held that in order for the aggrieved party to

successfully challenge the registration it had to show (amongst otherthings)

that the domain name was being used in bad faith –In this case this was not

proved as the defendant was not ‘using’ the domain name as he did not

operate a website under the name in question."


(Ecommerce Newsletter)


It's all a bit of a lottery really....


Karl

www.shopsolutions.co.uk



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Sent: 10 August 2000 17:34

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Subject: Re: UKNM: Claiming 'squatted' Domain Names



I think you need to get in touch with WIPO at

http://www.wipo.org/eng/main.htm . It'll cost around $1,000 to get an

adjudication against a squatter but it's cheaper than a court battle and if

they find in your favour you get the domain. There's loads of information

on the site. Hope this helps..


Dan


At 12:23 10/08/00 +0100, you wrote:

>Hi there

>

>I have had some problems with cybersquatters on domain names that our

>company should own. Yesterday, I read in 'Metro' that several companies had

>managed to apply for immediate retrieval of domain names through a special

>regulatory body. Sure enough, in my infinite wisdom, I threw away the copy

>and can no longer remember how the process works.

>

>Can anyone enlighten me as to how I can claim these domains back through

>this process and where to start! All help would be much appreciated.

>

>Kind regards

>

>John B


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