Description:

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, Spain, Netherlands, Japan, China, Singapore, Hong Kong, Russia, Canada, Switzerland  and Australia.

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.

A particular feature of the work is its major chapter surveying and analysing panelist decisions under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP). This enables practitioners to locate other key decisions on similar issues of law or procedure, and to relate them to their own clients' position. There are further chapters providing guidance on the registration procedures and alternative dispute resolution procedure for the new European top level domain “.eu”.

Table of 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 System
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, Alistair Payne and Ravi Mohindra; Austria, Reinhard Schanda; Belgium, Alain Strowel and Eric Daems;
Canada, Eric Macramalla; China, Thomas Pattloch; Czech Republic, Renata Potmakova; Denmark, Knud Wallberg;
Finland, George Souter; France, Angela de Croizant-Brüning; Germany, Torsten Bettinger; Greece, Panos Rigopoulos;
Hong Kong, Hong Xue; India, Pravin Anand and Rodney Ryder; Ireland, James Bridgeman; Italy, Philipp Fabbio;
Japan, Makoto Hattori; Netherlands, Dirk Visser, Remy D. Chavannes and Lars L. Huisman; Norway, Jostein Solberg;
Poland, Justyna Ozegalska-Trybalska; Russian Federation, Iouri Kobiako; Singapore, Tan Tee Jim; Spain, Luis Gimeno
Olcina; Sweden, Petter Rindforth; Switzerland, Gallus Joller; Turkey, Mustafa Aksu; United Kingdom, Tony
Willoughby; United States, Sally M. Abel

Part III:

Alternative Dispute Resolution

A Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (c. 250 pages of detailed analysis of procedure and panel decisions)
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:

45 Country Overviews of Domain Name Registration Requirements

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