Re: Trademarks, copywrites outside USA ????

by Ivan Hoffman <ivan(at)ivanhoffman.com>

Date:	Mon, 24 Jan 2000 10:10:07 -0800
To:	"Brian V Bonini" <brian(at)livenet.net>, "HWG Business" <hwg-business(at)hwg.org>
In-Reply-To:	livenet
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At 10:11 AM 1/24/00 -0500, Brian V Bonini wrote:
>What legal claim would a company outside
>the US have on a name?

Trademarks are generally country specific subject to terms of treaties.
However, if there is a likelihood of trademark infringement or dilution,
there may be some action available against either the site or the owners of
the site.  It is quite complex and unlikely to be answerable without some
further investigation including questions about jurisdiction and venue.

You should read a new article of mine dealing with current status of both
NSI policy and a new cybersquatting federal statute. It is "Domain Name
Disputes: An Update" and it's at http://www.ivanhoffman.com/update.html

IVAN HOFFMAN, B.A., J.D. 
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