WIPO Warns Trademark Owners Of Increased Risk From Cybersquatters

• Posted by Geoffrey G. Gussis on April 18th, 2007


• Filed in IT/Software/Internet, Intellectual Property

A recent World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) report points out what many already know too well - domain name cybersquatting is still a significant risk to companies and the pernicious cybersquatters are only getting more savvy. Marc Trachtenberg of Ladas & Parry LLP provides a review of recent developments and also gives useful suggestions for reducing the risks - some of the suggestions include the following (Marc provides full details in the article):

• Perform a domain audit
• Register Available Domains
• Subscribe to a Domain Watch Service
• Create an Enforcement Strategy
• Have your trademarks removed from use as keywords by the major online advertising providers

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