Trademark Law for a Domain Name
According to the Keyt Law legal information website, trademarks and domain name infringement are governed in the U.S. by federal laws and international arbitration agreements to halt trademark infringements.
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Domain Name
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Keyt Law describes a domain name as being a unique address used by computers to find information on the Internet. The purchase of a domain name by an individual that could be needed by a company with a trademarked name is known as "cybersquatting."
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Harvard University's Law Department website explains trademark owners can take legal action against individuals and organizations attempting to profit from the goodwill of a trademarked name. Domain names judged to be similar to trademarked names are also subject to legal restraint.
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Domain name holders who attempt to profit from trademarked names are liable for statutory damages of between $1,000 and $100,000 per domain name, as of 2010. Harvard University reports that trademark holders who attempt to misinterpret federal law to take domain names from their owners are liable to claims for damages from the domain name holder.
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