Legal protection against cybersquatting in Ukraine
April 16, 2009 | BY
clpstaff &clp articlesIgor Darmogray and Iryna [email protected], [email protected] to somewhat incomprehensive IP laws along with uncertainty…
Igor Darmogray and Iryna Lishchuk
Arzinger
Due to somewhat incomprehensive IP laws along with uncertainty of legal protection rendered under the national justice system of Ukraine, cybersquatting has evolved into a profitable and widespread business. Lack of information about legal remedies for the enforcement of IP rights provokes legitimate trademark holders to buy-out the squatted domain rather than to seek redress in the legal order.
In legal terms in the Ukraine, a domain name is defined as a name used to address computers and resources on the internet.