What is a Cybersquatter?

"Malicious cybersquatting" refers to the preemptive use of improper means to register others' trademarks, domain names, or trade names and other rights that have been used in this or related fields for the purpose of profit. "Malicious cybersquatting" mostly occurs in the field of rights, which is based on the principle of "application first" and can bring certain economic or spiritual benefits. Therefore, it often occurs in trademarks, domain names and trade names.

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"Malicious cybersquatting" refers to the preemptive use of improper means to register others' trademarks, domain names, or trade names and other rights that have been used in this or related fields for the purpose of profit. "Malicious cybersquatting" mostly occurs in the field of rights, which is based on the principle of "application first" and can bring certain economic or spiritual benefits. Therefore, it often occurs in trademarks, domain names and trade names.
Regarding "malicious cybersquatting", "
From the perspective of domain name management, each top-level domain name management agency adopts different policies on domain name management, so there are different definitions of malicious cybersquatting domain names, and different resolutions are also adopted in domain name disputes. From a legal point of view, the country where each top-level domain name management agency adopts different laws or policies to deal with cases of malicious squatting of domain names, malicious squatting of domain names is an illegal act.
The so-called "malicious cybersquatting" is just a popular name for people. According to the current "
Civil liability for malicious cybersquatting of domain names
In the past, some people's well-known trademarks were registered as computer network domain names for commercial purposes, and then the domain names were offered at high prices for profit. A judicial interpretation by the Supreme People's Court, which came into effect on July 24, found such acts malicious. According to the law, the malicious conduct of the act is to infringe or
Beijing Sentences 10 Most Popular Trademark Disputes
In recent years, with the increasing maturity of the domestic market economy and the rapid integration of the global economy, trademarks have become the main basis for consumers to distinguish different sources of goods and services, and the number of trademark applications has also increased.
Driven by economic interests, part of the trademark application registration process and the use of trademarks appeared
On May 1, 2014, a few days before the implementation of the revised new trademark law, the State Administration for Industry and Commerce held a press conference on April 25. Relevant persons in charge accepted questions from reporters on issues related to the new trademark law. The relevant person in charge of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce stated that it will revise and introduce a series of supporting laws and regulations, establish a trademark law enforcement information sharing platform, and publicize information on cracking down on counterfeiting and shoddy law enforcement from June 2014. In the future, those who register trademarks maliciously for many times will also be blacklisted for punishment.
The new trademark law has expanded the subject matter of trademark registration, and for the first time incorporated sound trademarks into the scope of application for registration. Xu Ruibiao, director of the Trademark Office of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce, said that some countries have applied for registration of sounds and odors as trademarks, such as the startup music of Nokia mobile phones and the opening music of movie companies. However, sound trademarks are different from traditional trademarks, and they need to be used extensively to establish their distinctiveness. The "Sound Mark Acceptance and Examination Standards" will be formally introduced in the near future.
Liu Junchen, deputy director of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce, stated that in accordance with the State Council's "Opinions on Disclosure of Information on Administrative Penalties for Infringing Intellectual Property Rights and Manufacturing and Selling Fake and Inferior Products", the State Administration for Industry and Commerce will fully disclose relevant information, including violations of the law, from June 2014 Subject, violation of law, penalties, etc.
In addition, Liu Junchen said that many trademark registrations are done through agencies, and there are many illegal situations in the middle, such as malicious cybersquatting, and near famous brands. The new trademark law clearly prohibits malicious registration and unfair competition using other people's trademarks in corporate names. The State Council for Industry and Commerce's Business Review Committee will introduce a blacklist system. Blacklist for disciplinary action. [1]

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