WIPO says 'cybersquatting' complaints at record high

摘要

A record number of cybersquatting complaints were filed by trademark owners at the World Intellectual Property Organization in 2008, according to the UN body in charge of IP.rnThe news comes as internet regulators are preparing to vastly expand the number of web addresses available, threatening to cause even more chaos for trademark owners seeking to prevent unauthorised domain names.rnIn 2008, WIPO noted 2,329 cases brought to its arbitration and mediation centre for internet domain names. This was up eight percent from 2007.