Trademark infringement by domain name registrars

Conflict of Domain Name and Trademark in Thailand

In the era of Information Technology, Internet plays an important role and becomes worldwide infrastructure of global communication. Domain Name is the key to reach the purpose derivable Website on the WWW. Confusion and conflict arise when words and names of Domain Name become low in resource and somehow have the same or similar identification among two or more parties. This paper provides a b...

Perceived Benefits of Trademark Infringement Law to Thai Sports Industry

Background. The sports industry is comprised of a multitude of for-profit and non-profit organizations. It is therefore unsurprising that there are disputes between organizations and that some of these disputes center on the use of trademarks.  Objectives. This study seeks to identify the perceived benefits of trademark infringement law in the Thai sports industry. Methods. This study employe...

Game of Registrars: An Empirical Analysis of Post-Expiration Domain Name Takeovers

Every day, hundreds of thousands of Internet domain names are abandoned by their owners and become available for re-registration. Yet, there appears to be enough residual value and demand from domain speculators to give rise to a highly competitive ecosystem of drop-catch services that race to be the first to re-register potentially desirable domain names in the very instant the old registratio...

Liability for Trademark Infringement in Web 2.0 Era: Analysis of Legal Conundrum in Google and Ebay Cases

Many online entrepreneurs do not realize that they may be held legally liable for keywords they select during their marketing campaigns, especially if they correspond to registered or famous trade marks. The present contribution highlights some of the most important aspects of the Google and eBay cases that illustrate this problem. The European Court of Justice has recently ruled that a search ...

Can an Invisible Word Create Confusion? The Need for Clarity in the Law of Trademark Infringement through Internet Metatags