Hoofdstuk 4: 'UDRP' in Domeinnaamgeschillen: Inbreuk, Onrechtmatige Daad of Kwade Trouw? (Chapter 4: 'UDRP' in Domain Name Disputes: Infringement, Tort or Bad Faith)

Abstract

Dutch Abstract: Inhoud: Hoofdstuk 4 ("UDRP") behandelt de driestappentoets van de zogenaamde 'Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy'. Dit is de belangrijkste 'alternative dispute resolution policy' tegen 'cybersquatting' en 'domain naam kaping' 'van de meeste gTLD (.com, .org etc).

Boekinformatie: Dit boek ziet op domeinnaamgeschillen, en analyseert de juridische gronden en rechtspraak in Nederland, België in vergelijking met de Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP). Merkinbreuk, handelsnaaminbreuk, onrechtmatige daad en de doctrine van 'kwade trouw in diverse "alternative dispute resolution policies" worden o.a. besproken.

English Abstract: Contents: Chapter 4 ("UDRP") explains the three-step test of the so-called Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy. This is the most important 'alternative dispute resolution' policy against cybersquatting and domain name grabbing in relation to most gTLDs (.com, .org etc).

Book Information: This book deals with domain name disputes, analyzing the legal grounds and case-law in the Netherlands and Belgium in comparison with the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP). Trade Mark Infringement, trade name infringement, tort as well as the doctrine of 'bad faith' in various alternative dispute resolution policies is discussed.

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Keywords: ADR, domain name disputes, domain name law, domain name grabbing, cybersquatting, UDRP, ADR, trademark infringement, trademark, WIPO, Tsoutsanis, bad faith, kwade trouw, domeinnaam, domeinnamen, trouw

JEL Classification: K10, K11, K19, K29, K39, K42