1 January 2012TrademarksJaromir Piwowar and Bartek Kochlewski
Fighting back: tackling cybersquatters in Poland
Cybersquatters register domain names in bad faith, containing trademarks owned by a third party. Needless to say, the trademark used in the domain name is either commonly known or famous and the cybersquatter usually then off ers the domain name for sale to the rights holder at an extortionate price.
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1 February 2011 According to the regulations set out by NASK, the Polish national registry for .pl domain names, domain name disputes are to be resolved by arbitration courts (proceedings similar to UDRP) or common courts.