US government seeks cybersquatting answers
22 February 2012
Edward Conlon, London
The US government has invited brand owners and domain industry specialists to a meeting in Washington DC next week to focus on improving US anti-cybersquatting laws
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), joined by the USPTO, will host the two-hour meeting at the US Department of Commerce headquarters on February 27.
Attendees will first discuss the “perceived need” to file defensive gTLD applications, something that prompted Icann to open a public comment period. And then they will discuss how to improve the US Anti-Cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (ACPA).
Created in 1999, ACPA allows trade mark owners to take legislative action against cybersquatters, but is typically more expensive than arbitration systems such as the UDRP.
At the meeting next...
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