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Intellectual Property

May 16, 2000

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The Advisor: By Robert Barnes For the past five months, cybersquatters-registrants and would-be resellers of Internet domain names mimicking well-known trademarks and celebrities' names-have been open to attack either through the federal courts or through specially convened arbitration panels. Even though it offers only equitable remedies, arbitration has so far proved the forum of choice.

        
        By Robert Barnes
        
        For the past five months, cybersquatters - registrants and would-be resellers of Internet domain names mimicking well-known trademarks and celebrities' names - have been open to attack either through the federal courts or through specially...

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