Att överföra rätten till ett domännamn? - en studie om känneteckeninnehavarens möjlighet att vinna ett redan registrerat domännamn som är identiskt eller förväxlingsbart med kännetecknet
DomännamnVarumärkeSärskiljningsförmågaATFFirmanamnSkydd för känneteckenNätjuridikIdentiska eller förväxlingsbara känneteckenToppdomän .seJuridical scienceRättsvetenskapJuridikLaw and Political Science
Abstract Today it is very common that some person register a domain name that is identical or confusingly similar to a hallmark that is someone?s protected property. From the owners opinion this can result in a lost of company?s goodwill and there is risk that hallmark becomes powerless.Every physical and legal person can register someone?s protected hallmark as a domain name under top ? level domain .se because owner has no possibilities to stop the registration in advance. The owner of hallmark can only open a dispute trough ATF and try to win and attain a transfer of that registered domain name to itself. The aim with my thesis is to present several ATF ? cases about registered domain names that are identical or similar with someone?s firm- or brand name. The purpose is to examine which possibilities an owner of a hallmark has to have success in a dispute. This thesis is also going to present cases where it is not possible to win a dispute and examine why the matter resulted in negative verdict. The last question I?m going to analyze is if Swedish rules about domain names should develop or change in order to protect owner of a protected hallmark in a better way.