Legal Question in Technology Law in United Kingdom

Re: Domain Name Dispute Resolution Process:

Before looking at the dispute resoltion procedure with the registrar you might wish to take a look at your rights under English law as, as you may know, the English courts will entertain disputes over .com names. You might find the enclosed link to my article in The Lawyer of interest http://www.the-lawyer.co.uk/cgi-bin/W3Vnewlib/MO=3/UI=?CT=LITILITI&SC=&RI=0000149226.htm

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Re: Domain Name Dispute Resolution Process:

The Domain Name Dispute Resoloution Process is typically

implemented when 2 or more applicants wish to use

the identical domaine name.

If you have not retained or requested this hyphenated name, you should do so,

and base your right to the name upon your use history of the name.

(Tradename registrations, state or federal Trademark registrations,

common law use, etc.) Your alternative case, if the dispute

involves appropriation of business, is to sue the

party for trademark infringment, or under unfair

competition law. This would

depend on the facts of this situation, and would

require an attorney familiar with Federal Trademark

Law (ie. someone like me) or a local attorney in your

state. This is more complicated, as jurisdiction (location)

will be important to determine the applicable law used.

Also needed are more facts about the alleged infringer.

Contact Internic. Look at their web site which explains

their policy and procedures on dispute resolution.

The majority of "cybersquatteers" are now losing

their 'famous' domain names to companies who have broad trademark and other

common law rights to the name (often a famous trademark).

I would need more specific facts i order to advise you further.

Good luck.