DOMAIN NAMELAWANDPRACTICE AN INTERNATIONAL HANDBOOK

Abstract

PART I: THE DOMAIN NAME SYSTEM AND THE PROCEDURES AND POLICIES FOR THE REGISTRATION OF DOMAIN NAMES A. Structure and Organization of the Domain Name Systems B. Registration Requirements and Dispute Resolution C. Statistics 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 (UDRP) B. Alternative Dispute Resolution for C. Other gTLD-specific Alternative Dispute Resolution Procedures 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