Domain Name And Related Disputes

A Domain Name is a word or a combination of words which help identify a website's association with another individual. Domain names are used to locate a website and are popularly known as Uniform Resource Locator (URL). The Internet Domain Name is very important for every business that wants to establish their name globally. Domain Names consist of two parts, top-level and second-level domain names. These are easily identifiable, for e.g. www.google.com, here ‘com' is the top-level domain and ‘google' is the second-level domain. Any individual can purchase a Domain Name from a certified Registrar for a limited amount of time which can be renewed by the registrant upon its expiry.

Domain Names can be registered and protected as trademarks as long as it meets the requirements of a trademark under the Trade Marks Act 1999. Domain Names that are registered trademarks are universally protected primarily by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN).