How to protect your brand from domain ‘cybersquatting’

Posted on 14 Apr 2015 by The Manufacturer

Running an online business can be a veritable minefield, especially when it comes to protecting brands from unscrupulous cyber squatters, looking to make money, explains intellectual property specialist, Giles Searby – hlw Keeble Hawson.

Giles Searby, partner, hlw Keeble Hawson. Cybersquatting usually involves a party registering a domain name, often in bad faith, to gain a commercial advantage – such as selling the domain name or using it as a link to their own website to divert customers. A recent case in the Intellectual Property…

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