How to Register and Protect Trademarks as '.it' Domain Names

摘要

Of the remedies available to trademark owners whose rights have been infringed by the registration of a '.it' domain name, the reassignment procedure is the quickest and least expensive. However, since it is an adminis-rntrative procedure aimed at establishing which party has a prima facie entitlement to use a trademark as a domain name, it does not exclude possible future litigation on the same issue. Moreover, the procedure may be interrupted in the event of a lawsuit or arbitration.rnIf the experts in reassignment proceedings issue a ruling in the claimant's favour, the claimant must take all necessary steps to implement the transfer as a result of such decision. Thus, a maintainer must be appointed and a letter of assumption of responsibility must be filed with the registry according to the rules. Failure to do so may result in the loss of the domain name, which will be unfrozen and made available for registration by third parties, in which case a new reassignment procedure should be started.