"Domain attempt" for automatically registering domain names in bulk

With the development of the Internet, there have been some new things, such as "Domain name attempts" for automatic mass registration of domain names (intellectual), the United Nations ' World Intellectual Property Organization (UN) has warned organisation. Tasting), has brought a disturbing new "domain name registration (cybersquatting)" threat to the trademark owner.

The agency said the registration of domain names was moving from registering a single Web site (often to resell them to trademark owners for profit), to a massive web-site registry designed to create advertising revenue.

"The recent developments in the domain name registration system have fuelled these practices, threatened the interests of trademark owners and created confusion among consumers," said Francis Gurry, deputy Director-General of the World Intellectual Property Organization (Francis Gury). ”

"The speed at which domain names changed hands, and the difficulty of tracking these mass autoenrollment, poses a challenge for trademark owners to guard against domain name registrations." ”

Curie highlighted two new types of phenomena: first, the use of computer software to automatically register the expiration of the domain name, and then "Park" on the portal site to attract "Pay-per-click" (Pay-per-click) ads; The second is a free registration option, the user can have a 5-day "try" period (that is, probation).

The reason for these new developments is the large increase in the number of new domain name registries and the creation of new generic top-level domain names (gTLDs) such as info and. biz, in order to decompress the overcrowded. com domain name.

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) says companies that are engaged in domain name trading and "Parking" are holding a significant portion of the 120 million registered Web sites worldwide.

In addition, every month there are tens of millions of domain names are temporarily registered "try", and only those who create huge flow of domain names can be retained.

WIPO is particularly concerned about the development of proxy registered domain name services. Although one of the reasons for domain registration through a proxy is to prevent the receipt of spam, the organization points out that the quorum system for a generic top-level domain name needs to advertise the identity of the site owner.

Curie said the arbitration system was just beginning to respond to new developments on the Internet. According to the rules, if a registered domain name does not own a trademark, and is malicious use of the trademark, then he used this trademark registration of the domain name will be deprived.

In a case involving automatic Web site registration received by the World Intellectual Property Organization Arbitration Centre last year, the Panel stated that it could be considered malicious if there were no prior investigations into the rights of third parties.

In 2006, the World Intellectual Property Organization received more than 1800 applications for registration of domain names, an increase of one-fourth per cent over 2005. Since its inception in 1999, the Organization has resolved 9400 cases, of which 84% of the cases eventually awarded the domain name to the plaintiff.