| Abstract [eng] |
.eu domain name offers valuable opportunity for businesses to establish a European presence on the web. In an effort to stop cybersquatters there was a “Sunrise” period of .eu domain registration during with holders of rights in domain names could beat the rush by registering their domain name in advance of general registration. There were two “Sunrise” periods, each lasting two months. The first period covered national and Community trade marks, geographical indications and the names and acronyms of public bodies. The second phase covered names that could be applied for under the first phase as well as other prior rights. Prior rights are defined very widely and include unregistered trade marks, trade names, business identifiers and family names in as far as they are protected under national law in the member state or Community law where they are held. EURid does not accept applications directly form applicants. An application can be send through accredited registrars. A complainant who proves the circumstances in having prior rights is entitled to have the disputed domain name transferred to him. The ARD process provides a relatively quick an inexpensive method of attempting to recover a domain name form a cybersquatters. |
