Cyber Crimes and Domain Hosts – Where does the liability lie?
Domain hosts are the providers of domain names, for instance, if you want to buy abcxyz.in, you will approach the .IN registry or any of registrars accredited (godaddy.com, name.com, rediff.com etc.) by them in order to secure a domain name. Likewise, you can find a number of registrars if you want to register .com, .biz, .net, .org etc. Basically, the domain host provides you space in the…
Getting Back Your .IN Domain Name – The INDRP Way
Trademarks are to the real world, what domain names are to the virtual world; Trademarks are vital to every business because they help consumers associate the goods or services provided by them to that particular trademark thereby building reputation. Similarly, the Internet is the first port of call for anyone who wants to find information about anything and therefore, it is essential for a…
Trademark and Internet : Domain Name and Dispute Resolution
An Internet domain name is an alpha-numeric mnemonic device that can be mapped onto an Internet Protocol ("IP") address to enable users to "surf the Web" more easily than if they had to remember the details of each IP address they wanted to visit. Black’s Law Dictionary defines domain names as
“the words and characters that website owners designate for their registered Internet addresses. All…
Vulgar Trademarks ; Suit up – It’s time for free love.
Going through over thousand trademarks published each week in the Indian Trade Marks Journal is a rather cumbersome task, but the marks that you come across in there sometimes are very interesting. Some unique, some brilliant and some down- right hilarious.
For the uninitiated, once a Trademark is filed, and examined, if the Trademark Office finds no concern or those concerns have been…