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WIPO tries to head off domain name disputes
News The World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) will publish a report tonight aimed at soothing the troubled waters of Web domain naming. WIPO confirmed there have been "significant changes" since its interim report, which was widely criticised... [30 Apr 1999]
'Stamp out cybersquatting': summit gets off on wrong foot
News The World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) is presiding over the meeting in Geneva. Top of the agenda for the day is the promotion on a global basis of UDRP (uniform dispute resolution policy), the domain name arbitration procedure WIPO... [20 Feb 2001]
No end in sight for cybersquatting disputes
News Following this week's meeting in Geneva, the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) has published a best practice paper designed to encourage the administrators of country-level domains (ccTLDs) like dot-co-dot-uk and dot-org-dot-uk to... [23 Feb 2001]
What's in a name? ICANN and the Net name game
Comment ICANN has taken its initiative from WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organisation) which released a report earlier this year calling for more transparency and accountability in the registration process. [06 Sep 1999]
Domain name bonanza just a flash in the pan
News Francis Gurry, assistant director general of WIPO, warned that the creation of 20 new domains could have a devastating effect on intellectual property. As long as they are top level domains we will handle any domain name disputes through WIPO," he... [13 Mar 2001]
WIPO sets up official channel for domain name disputes
News The World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) will this week intercede for the first time in a case of domain name 'cybersquatting'. WIPO now hopes to put a stop to drawn-out legal battles around dot-com, dot-org and dot-net addresses by... [06 Dec 1999]
Nine point ecommerce agenda mapped out at WIPO summit
News The World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) has detailed a nine point 'Digital Agenda' following its Geneva summit last week. According to Dr Kamil Idris, director general of WIPO, the agenda maps out the best course for moving commerce... [20 Sep 1999]
Alcoholics Anonymous loses web battle
News The site hosts chat rooms and message boards for discussion of AA-related issues - but the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) decided AA had failed to prove the site was being run in bad faith. [10 Jan 2002]
WIPO plans to wipe out cybersquatters
News A WIPO report published yesterday has proposed that top-level internet domain names (TLDs) containing the names of countries, geographical areas, ethnic groups and even pharmaceutical substances should be protected from unauthorised use. [04 Sep 2001]
Red card for Liverpool FC cyber squatter
News The World Intellectual Property Organisation (Wipo) ruled that businessman Andrew Hetherington had no claims over the domain, which it said he registered in 'bad faith'. Hetherington said he registered the domain for a planned clothing venture to... [08 Apr 2002]
WIPO cracks down on cybersquatters
News The World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) has taken steps towards an outright ban on cybersquatting in a report released late Friday night. The WIPO is a UN organisation which acts as an international Internet watchdog. [04 May 1999]
PwC loses PwC.com
News An arbitration panel for the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) ruled PwC had failed to prove that the defendant had no legitimate interest in the domain and had registered it in good faith. [27 May 2002]
Domain name database gets seal of approval
News The World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) has given its official stamp of approval to a Web site which claims to put an end to Internet domain name disputes. A spokesman for the WIPO said it has submitted a document of endorsement to the... [23 Nov 1998]
easyMobile wins easiermobile.com domain
News According to a complaint filed with Wipo (World Intellectual Property Organisation), easyGroup claims the URL "is confusingly similar to its trademark easyMobile phonetically, visually and conceptually" and the website was a direct attempt by... [14 Jul 2005]
Typo-squatters target security industry
News That case went before the World Intellectual Property Organisation (Wipo) for arbitration and Wipo ordered Unasi to return the domain which it believed had been registered in bad faith. Again Wipo ordered Unasi return the domain to its rightful owner. [19 Sep 2005]
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