2005 sees 20% increase in Cybersquatting cases

[Mark]

:o - "WIPO RESPONDS TO SIGNIFICANT CYBERSQUATTING ACTIVITY IN 2005"

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) saw a 20% increase in the number of cybersquatting (abusive registration of trademarks as domain names) cases filed in 2005 as compared to 2004. In 2005, a total of 1,456 cybersquatting cases were filed with WIPO’s Arbitration and Mediation Center. This increase represents the highest number of cybersquatting cases handled by the WIPO Center since 2001.

Press Release 435
Geneva, January 25, 2006
http://www.wipo.int/edocs/prdocs/en/2006/wipo_pr_2006_435.html

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[fonzie_007]

Thanks for the post. Interesting reading.