registrant's prior use of the
domain name in connection with the
In 2018, cases heard by WIPO included a dispute over a series of
domain names registered that included the name Travelex.
.id
Domain Names have implemented the infrastructure for the protection of personal data, especially those that refer to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
However, paying off a domain squatter to release a
domain name is akin to paying off a hostage-taker in exchange for the life of a child.
Accordingly, plaintiff is the rightful owner of the
domain name defendant and the associated trademark.
Huynh Ngoc Duy, CEO of Mat Bao Corporation, the official
domain name registrar of ICANN and VNNIC (Viet Nam Internet Network Information Centre), said: 'Many new
domain name providers have contacted Mat Bao to bring their new
domain names into Vietnam.
New .com and .net
domain name registrations totaled 9.2 million during the second quarter of 2017.
The council said that it has the trademark RCTCBC.GOV.UK and that it has registered multiple
domain names for its various departments using the letters RCT to promote services and events across the region.
The transaction included approximately 200,000
domain names and was completed for USD 28.1m in cash with additional earn out considerations.
Cybersquatters are particularly adept at mining the value of trademarks as used in
domain names. In such cases, rather than turning a quick buck by on-selling
domain names incorporating trademarks at a ransom, cybersquatters are in it for the long haul with the gems, which could potentially make exponential gains due to the inherent trademark value of the
domain name.
Officials at TRA also accredited Oman Data Park as the fourth
domain name registrar.