Preface |
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Acknowledgements |
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Table of Cases and Domain Name Decisions |
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Table of Legislation, Agreements and Policies |
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1 | (26) |
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1 | (2) |
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1 | (1) |
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2 | (1) |
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3 | (1) |
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Internet Addressing and the DNS |
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3 | (6) |
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Internet Naming and Addressing |
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3 | (1) |
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4 | (2) |
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6 | (1) |
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The Domain Name System (DNS) |
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6 | (2) |
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8 | (1) |
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9 | (9) |
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9 | (1) |
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Original Generic Top-level Domains (gTLDs) |
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9 | (1) |
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Country Code Top-level Domains (ccTLDs) |
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10 | (1) |
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Commercialisation of the Internet |
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11 | (1) |
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New Generic Top-level Domains (gTLDs) |
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12 | (2) |
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New Sponsored TLDs (sTLDs) |
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14 | (3) |
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Policy on Introducing New gTLDs |
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17 | (1) |
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18 | (9) |
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18 | (2) |
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Root Name Servers and the Root Zone File |
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20 | (2) |
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22 | (1) |
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22 | (2) |
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Mapping Addresses to Domain Names |
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24 | (1) |
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The WHOIS Directory Service |
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24 | (2) |
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26 | (1) |
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27 | (68) |
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Internet and DNS Governance |
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27 | (5) |
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27 | (1) |
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Internet Governance and the WSIS |
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28 | (2) |
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The Problem of DNS Governance |
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30 | (2) |
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History of DNS Governance |
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32 | (8) |
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32 | (1) |
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Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) |
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33 | (2) |
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Privatisation of the Root |
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35 | (1) |
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36 | (1) |
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The International Ad Hoc Committee |
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37 | (3) |
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40 | (8) |
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40 | (2) |
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42 | (4) |
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46 | (2) |
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Contractual Basis of DNS Governance |
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48 | (16) |
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48 | (5) |
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53 | (1) |
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Department of Commerce Supervision |
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54 | (3) |
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US Government Principles and the EU |
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57 | (2) |
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59 | (1) |
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The September 2006 Agreement |
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59 | (2) |
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61 | (1) |
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62 | (2) |
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64 | (3) |
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ICANN's Structural Reform Process |
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64 | (1) |
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64 | (1) |
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65 | (1) |
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66 | (1) |
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67 | (11) |
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67 | (1) |
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67 | (2) |
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69 | (4) |
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73 | (4) |
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External Advisory Mechanisms |
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77 | (1) |
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78 | (4) |
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78 | (1) |
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Policy-development Processes |
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79 | (1) |
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79 | (1) |
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Accountability and Review |
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79 | (3) |
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Registry and Registrar Agreements |
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82 | (7) |
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82 | (1) |
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83 | (4) |
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Registrar Accreditation Agreement |
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87 | (2) |
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89 | (3) |
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ICANN and ccTLD Governance |
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89 | (3) |
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92 | (3) |
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92 | (3) |
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Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution |
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95 | (34) |
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95 | (4) |
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95 | (4) |
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NSI Dispute Resolution Policy |
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99 | (1) |
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99 | (10) |
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99 | (2) |
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The WIPO First Process Report |
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101 | (2) |
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ICANN's Adoption of WIPO Recommendations |
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103 | (3) |
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WIPO and ICANN's UDRP: Differences |
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106 | (3) |
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109 | (8) |
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Abusive, Bad Faith Registration |
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109 | (4) |
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113 | (2) |
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Implementation of the UDRP |
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115 | (1) |
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Dispute-resolution Service Providers |
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116 | (1) |
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WIPO Second Process Report |
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117 | (3) |
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The WIPO Second Process Report |
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117 | (2) |
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119 | (1) |
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Other Dispute-resolution Systems |
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120 | (2) |
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Other ICANN Dispute Resolution Systems |
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120 | (2) |
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122 | (1) |
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Limited Remedies under the UDRP |
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122 | (1) |
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Fundamental Tensions and WIPO Overview |
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123 | (6) |
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UDRP Fundamental Tensions |
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123 | (4) |
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WIPO Overview of UDRP Decisions |
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127 | (2) |
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129 | (42) |
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129 | (1) |
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129 | (1) |
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130 | (3) |
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Precedential Value of Panel Decisions |
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130 | (3) |
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133 | (9) |
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133 | (2) |
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135 | (2) |
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137 | (1) |
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137 | (1) |
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138 | (2) |
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140 | (1) |
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The Panel and Panel Decisions |
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141 | (1) |
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Choice of Law and Language |
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142 | (6) |
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142 | (4) |
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Proper Language of the Proceedings |
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146 | (2) |
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Supplemental Submissions and Refiling |
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148 | (6) |
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148 | (4) |
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152 | (2) |
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154 | (1) |
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154 | (1) |
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155 | (6) |
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Independent Research by UDRP Panels |
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155 | (2) |
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157 | (4) |
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Reverse Domain Name Hijacking |
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161 | (6) |
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Reverse Domain Name Hijacking |
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161 | (6) |
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167 | (4) |
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Equitable Doctrines and Defences |
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167 | (4) |
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Identical or Confusingly Similar Domain Names |
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171 | (106) |
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171 | (1) |
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171 | (1) |
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171 | (6) |
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171 | (2) |
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Early History of Trade Mark Law |
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173 | (1) |
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Legislative Definitions of Trade Mark' |
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174 | (2) |
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`Trade Mark' in the Union Label Case |
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176 | (1) |
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176 | (1) |
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`Unregistered' Trade Marks |
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177 | (4) |
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Common Law Trade Marks and Passing Off |
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177 | (2) |
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The US Unfair Competition Tort |
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179 | (1) |
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Unregistered Marks in Civil Law |
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180 | (1) |
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181 | (9) |
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Registered Trade Marks under the UDRP |
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181 | (1) |
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Collective and Certification Marks |
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182 | (1) |
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Location of Jurisdiction of Registration |
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183 | (1) |
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Registration where Full Rights not Granted |
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184 | (2) |
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Applications for Registration |
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186 | (2) |
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Time at which Rights Arise under the UDRP |
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188 | (2) |
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190 | (20) |
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Unregistered Marks under the UDRP |
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190 | (2) |
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Unregistered Marks: Civil Law Jurisdictions |
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192 | (1) |
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Common Law Rights under US Law |
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193 | (1) |
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Inherently Distinctive Marks |
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193 | (3) |
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196 | (3) |
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199 | (2) |
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201 | (1) |
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`Common Law Rights' under English Law |
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202 | (2) |
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Requirements for Common Law Rights under English Law: Distinctiveness and Secondary Meaning |
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204 | (2) |
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The Action for Passing Off and the UDRP: Some Problems in Practice |
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206 | (3) |
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The Action for Passing Off and the UDRP: Some Examples |
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209 | (1) |
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210 | (13) |
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210 | (2) |
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Rights in Personal Names that Are Registered as Trade Marks |
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212 | (1) |
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Rights in Personal Names that Are not Registered as Trade Marks: US Trade Mark Law |
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212 | (4) |
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Rights in Personal Names that Are not Registered as Trade Marks: the English Action for Passing Off |
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216 | (5) |
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Status of Unregistered Personal Names: Summary and Examples |
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221 | (2) |
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223 | (10) |
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223 | (2) |
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Rights in Geographical Terms that are Included in Registered Trade Marks |
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225 | (4) |
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Unregistered Rights in Geographical Terms |
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229 | (2) |
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Rights of Legal Authorities for Geographical Areas |
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231 | (2) |
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233 | (6) |
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Licensees and Other Non-exclusive Rights |
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233 | (6) |
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Comparing Domain Names and Marks |
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239 | (10) |
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Comparing Marks under National Laws |
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239 | (2) |
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The Requirement of Use as a Trade Mark |
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241 | (3) |
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Comparing Marks under the UDRP |
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244 | (2) |
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Literal Comparison or Source Confusion |
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246 | (3) |
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`Identical or Confusingly Similar' |
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249 | (10) |
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Web Site Content Irrelevant in Confusion |
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249 | (2) |
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Elements to be Ignored in Comparison |
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251 | (1) |
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Graphical or Design Elements |
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251 | (1) |
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252 | (1) |
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`Essential or Virtual Identity is Sufficient' |
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253 | (2) |
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Addition of Terms does not Dispel Confusion |
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255 | (3) |
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Addition of Generic `Internet' Terms |
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258 | (1) |
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259 | (3) |
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259 | (3) |
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262 | (15) |
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Gripe Sites and Confusion |
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262 | (1) |
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Treatment of Gripe Sites under US Law |
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262 | (1) |
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Panel Views on `Sucks'-type Domain Names |
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263 | (2) |
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Justifications for the Majority View |
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265 | (3) |
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Justifications for the Minority View |
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268 | (2) |
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`Sucks'-type Domain Names: no Universal Rule |
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270 | (3) |
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Conclusions on `Sucks'-type Domain Names |
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273 | (4) |
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Rights or Interests in the Disputed Domain Name |
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277 | (84) |
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277 | (2) |
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277 | (1) |
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277 | (2) |
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279 | (2) |
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Affirmative Defences in Paragraph 4(c) |
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279 | (2) |
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281 | (10) |
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281 | (1) |
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What Amounts to a Prima Facie Case? |
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282 | (6) |
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The Respondent's Burden of Proof |
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288 | (3) |
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Bona Fide Offering of Goods or Services |
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291 | (26) |
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Bona Fide Offering of Goods or Services |
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291 | (1) |
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What is Meant by `Notice' of the Dispute? |
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292 | (2) |
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294 | (3) |
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`Demonstrable Preparations' to Use a Domain Name and the Status of Business Plans |
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297 | (3) |
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Bona Fide Offering of Goods or Services: General Principles |
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300 | (1) |
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Bona Fide Offering of Goods or Services: Trading Off the Reputation of the Trade Mark Owner to Attract or Divert Internet Users |
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301 | (4) |
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Bona Fide Offering of Goods or Services: Depriving the Complainant of the Opportunity to Reflect its Mark in a Domain Name |
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305 | (1) |
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Bona Fide Offering of Goods or Services: Can a Respondent that Resells a Complainant's Goods or Services Have a Right or Legitimate Interest in the Disputed Domain Name? |
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306 | (7) |
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Bona Fide Offering of Goods or Services: Can a Reseller that is Not in a Contractual Relationship with the Complainant have Rights or Interests in the Disputed Domain Name? |
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313 | (2) |
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Bona Fide Offering of Goods or Services: Can a Reseller have Rights or Interests in the Dusputed Domain Name Where a Contractual Relationship with the Complainant has been Terminated? |
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315 | (2) |
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`Commonly Known by' Domain Name |
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317 | (4) |
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Holder `Commonly Known by' Domain Name |
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317 | (1) |
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Domain Holder has been Commonly Known by the Domain Name: the Time at which the Respondent must be `Commonly Known' |
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317 | (1) |
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Domain Holder has been Commonly Known by the Domain Name: When is the Respondent `Commonly Known' by the Name? |
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318 | (1) |
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Domain Holder has been Commonly Known by the Domain Name: Can the Respondent be `Commonly Known' by a Nickname? |
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319 | (2) |
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Non-commercial or Fair Use |
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321 | (31) |
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Legitimate Non-commercial or Fair Use |
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321 | (2) |
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US `Classic Fair Use' Doctrine |
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323 | (2) |
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US `Nominative Fair Use' Doctrine |
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325 | (2) |
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Freedom of Expression and the Treatment of Parody under US Trade Mark Law |
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327 | (2) |
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329 | (2) |
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Legitimate Non-commercial or Fair Use `Without Intent for Commercial Gain': the Position of Commercial Sites and `Sham Speech' Domain Names |
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331 | (2) |
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Legitimate Non-commercial or Fair Use: Intent to `Tarnish' the Complainant's Mark |
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333 | (2) |
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Legitimate Non-commercial or Fair Use: Overview of the Treatment of Criticism Sites |
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335 | (1) |
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First View: `Domain Name Itself is Misleading' |
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336 | (4) |
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Second View: `Complaints Site' Approach |
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340 | (2) |
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Third View: the `Totality of Circumstances' Approach |
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342 | (3) |
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Criticism Sites: Discussion |
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345 | (2) |
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Legitimate Non-commercial or Fair Use: `Fan' Sites |
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347 | (5) |
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352 | (9) |
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Rights or Interests in Generic Terms |
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352 | (2) |
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Registering a Generic Domain Name in Good Faith |
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354 | (7) |
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BAD Faith Registration and USE |
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361 | (84) |
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361 | (2) |
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361 | (1) |
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362 | (1) |
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Registration and Use in Bad Faith |
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363 | (4) |
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The Four Non-exclusive Circumstances |
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363 | (2) |
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`Totality of Circumstances' Approach |
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365 | (1) |
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Reconciling Paragraphs 4(a)(iii) and 4(b) |
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366 | (1) |
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367 | (4) |
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Registered and Used in Bad Faith |
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367 | (1) |
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Point in Time of Use in Bad Faith |
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368 | (1) |
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Good Faith Registration and Bad Faith Use |
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369 | (2) |
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371 | (5) |
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371 | (1) |
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The Nuclear Marshmallows `Inaction Doctrine' |
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372 | (4) |
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Inferring Bad Faith Registration from Use |
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376 | (1) |
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Notice of Complainant's Mark |
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376 | (16) |
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Actual and Imputed Notice |
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376 | (7) |
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383 | (4) |
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Registration of Domain Name before Trade Mark |
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387 | (5) |
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392 | (4) |
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Relevance of Disclaimer on Respondent's Web Site |
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392 | (4) |
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`Opportunistic' Bad Faith |
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396 | (2) |
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`Opportunistic' Bad Faith |
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396 | (2) |
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Registration for Purpose of Sale |
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398 | (12) |
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Registration for Purpose of Sale |
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398 | (1) |
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Paragraph 4(b)(i): What Amounts to `Circumstances Indicating' that the Domain Name has been Registered for the Purpose of Selling It to the Complainant or a Competitor? |
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399 | (1) |
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Paragraph 4(b)(i): Can an Offer to Sell a Domain Name in Settlement Negotiations Amount to Bad Faith? |
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399 | (3) |
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Paragraph 4(b)(i): `Primarily' for the Purpose of Selling the Domain Name |
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402 | (1) |
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Paragraph 4(b)(i): For the Purpose of `Selling, Renting or Otherwise Transferring' for' Valuable Consideration in Excess of Documented Out-of-pockets Costs' |
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403 | (2) |
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Paragraph 4(b)(i): General Offers to Sell or Domain Name Auctions |
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405 | (2) |
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Paragraph 4(b)(i): Good Faith Offers to Sell the Disputed Domain Name |
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407 | (3) |
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Registration to Prevent Use of Mark |
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410 | (9) |
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Registration to Prevent Use of Mark as Domain Name |
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410 | (4) |
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Paragraph 4(b)(ii): `Pattern of Conduct' Arising from Multiple UDRP Disputes Involving Multiple Complainants |
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414 | (2) |
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Paragraph 4(b)(ii): `Pattern of Conduct' Arising from Multiple Registrations of Domain Names Reflecting the Complainant's Mark or Marks |
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416 | (2) |
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Paragraph 4(b)(ii): Circumstances in which Multiple Registrations do not Amount to a `Pattern of Conduct' |
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418 | (1) |
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Disrupting Competitor's Business |
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419 | (14) |
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Registration to Disrupt Competitor's Business |
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419 | (3) |
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Paragraph 4(b)(iii): `Disruption' of the Business of a Competitor |
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422 | (4) |
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Paragraph 4(b)(iii); When is the Respondent a `Competitor' of the Complainant? |
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426 | (7) |
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Commercial Gain from Confusing Use |
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433 | (12) |
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Commercial Gain from Confusing Use |
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433 | (1) |
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Paragraph 4(b)(iv): `Intentionally' Attempting to Attract Internet Users to the Domain Name Holder's Web Site or Other Online Location |
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434 | (3) |
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Paragraph 4(b)(iv): Diverting Internet Users for `Commercial Gain' |
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437 | (1) |
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Paragraph 4(b)(iv): `Diverting' Internet Users by Creating a `Likelihood of Confusion' |
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438 | (7) |
Appendix 1---ICANN's Structure |
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445 | (2) |
Appendix 2---UDRP |
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447 | (6) |
Appendix 3---UDRP Rules |
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453 | (10) |
Appendix 4---GNSO Final Report: Principles, Recommendations and Implementation Guidelines for Introduction of New gILDs |
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463 | (8) |
Bibliography |
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471 | (4) |
Index |
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