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Technology & Science

Dec. 17, 2009

Latest Tactics in Defeating Cybersquatters

Andrew Abrams of Fish & Richardson discusses recent developments in laws combating unlawful cybersquatting activities.

By Andrew Abrams

American businesses are losing sales and facing intellectual property rights erosion due to an unwelcome Internet presence: the cybersquatter. Cybersquatters register domain names that are the same as or confusingly similar to existing brands, and refuse to leave without compensation. This practice was born in the mid 1990s, when a virtual gold rush on domain name registrations was fueled by tales of regular folks striking it rich, armed only with their d...

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