Evicting the squatters: alternative approaches

01-05-2012

Petter Rindforth

Evicting the squatters: alternative approaches

As savvy squatters continue to test brand owners, Petter Rindforth explores alternatives for dealing with them.

As savvy squatters continue to test brand owners, Petter Rindforth explores alternatives for dealing with them.

Cybersquatting is defined as the practice of bad faith registration, trafficking, or use of a domain name to profit from someone else’s trademark. It is a well known problem that’s unlikely to disappear with the introduction of the new generic top-level domains (TLDs). But while the squatters persist, the ways they can be stopped are also increasing.

Traditional ways to solve the problem


cybersquatting, bad faith registration, domain names, gTLDs, ACPA, UDRP

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