Subjects:

Information Technology Law

Contents:

Introduction

PART I: THE DOMAIN NAME SYSTEM AND THE PROCEDURES AND POLICIES FOR THE REGISTRATION OF DOMAIN NAMES

A. Structure and Organisation of the Domain Name Systems

B. The legal nature, structure and functions of ICANN

C. Principles of the Registration of Domain Names

PART II: NATIONAL DOMAIN NAME SYSTEMS AND CONFLICTS WITH DOMESTIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS REGIMES

Australia

Austria

Belgium

Canada

China

Czech Republic

Denmark

Finland

France

Germany

Greece

Hong Kong

India

Ireland

Italy

Japan

Netherlands

Norway

Poland

Russian Federation

Singapore

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

Turkey

United Kingdom

United States

PART III: ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION

A. Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy

B. Other TLD-specific Alternative Dispute Resolution Procedures

C. The Alternative Dispute Resolution Procedure of ".eu"

PART IV: THE PARIS CONVENTION/WIPO JOINT RECOMMENDATION CONCERNING PROVISIONS ON THE PROTECTION OF MARKS AND OTHER INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY RIGHTS IN SIGNS ON THE INTERNET

PART V: COUNTRY OVERVIEWS

Appendix I: Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy

Appendix II: Rules for Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy

Appendix III: WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center Supplemental Rules for Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy

Appendix IV: Joint Recommendation Concerning Provisions on the Protection of Marks and other Industrial Property Rights in Signs on the Internet

Appendix V: Regulation (EC) No 733/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 April 2002 on the Implementation of the .eu Top Level Domain

Appendix VI: Commission Regulation (EC) No 874/2004 of 28 April 2004 Laying Down Public Policy Rules Concerning the Implementation and Functions of the .eu Top Level Domain and the Principles Governing Registration

This work, edited and written by leading experts in the fields of domain name dispute resolution and trade mark law from around the world, provides a comprehensive analysis of the law and practice relating to internet domain names at an international level, combined with a detailed survey of the 27 most important domain name jurisdictions worldwide, including the US, UK, Germany, France, Italy, Netherlands, Japan, China, Singapore, Russia, Canada and Australia.

A particular strength of the book is its in-depth country-by-country focus upon how domain names relate to existing trade mark law, and upon the developing case-law in this field, as well as the alternative dispute resolution procedures in the respective ccTLDs.;It assembles detailed information about the registration of domain names at national, regional and international levels, analysis of the dispute resolution processes at each of those levels, and strategic guidance on how to manage domain names as part of an overall brand strategy.

The authors also analyse panelist decisions under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) and the registration procedures and alternative dispute resolution procedure for the new European top level domain '.eu'.

• Contains all the information practitioners need to advise their clients on domain name registration and dispute resolution
• Detailed analysis of the relationship between domain names and existing trade mark law and practice
• In depth coverage of both the UDRP and 27 key national regimes, plus analysis of the new ".eu" TLD
• Written by an expert contributor team including specialists from the US, the UK and Germany, thereby offering a rounded and reliable treatment of the subject
• Key developments in law and practice post-publication will be noted up on a companion website for the book, accessible to all purchasers, so as to maintain its currency and value