As many of you involved in domain names may know our industry is a very common place for trademark disputes. These arise in many different situations but primarily concerning people involved in purchasing TM domain names. The term "cybersquater" is often associated with domain owners taking part in this practice.

Although many corporations could sue for their rightful domains, this is a very expensive process and unless a domain owner is using a domain in a way that directly conflicts with a businesses interest it is probably a waste of time for a corporation to pursue legal action against these domain owners.

Some of the internets leading attorneys for domain disputes include Ari Goldberger of esqwire.com and John Berryhill. If you are a domain owner that needs legal help in this area I highly recommend getting in touch with one of the above mentioned lawyers. They have won some extremely valuable cases over the years and can protect your investment from being lost!

In today’s world, the use of the internet as a medium of communication of most people in the entire world was common.

Internet has become the source of information, a medium of communication and a convenient and fast way to do business transactions.

Many businesses have made the internet as a medium to advertise their company or products and services. Even professionals have made known their services through internet.

Government functionalities have been using internet to facilitate its public service and international relations as well.

Through internet transactions are expedited.

On different score, the internet had been the made as an avenue for scams. Several violations, intrusions of scrupulous individuals have been committed. It had affected the whole lot of user of the internet medium.

Here is the catch. There was this unlawful settler in the internet. Cybersquatting, as has been coined by law in different jurisdiction.

Cybersquatting, had affected several businesses, professional partnerships, governments and individuals.

Cybersquatting usually happens when someone acquire or use as its domain name, a registered trademark or service mark of an existing business without authority, in anticipation of selling it out to the company later on usually at an inflated price when they would later decide to venture into the internet medium.

It is a profiteering scheme which is made in bad faith and was held as a cyber crime by law of different state or jurisdictions.

What is your say to this growing issue of cybersquatting?

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PILI