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Cybersquatting Cases Rose 25 Percent Last Year, Says WIPO

  • Mar 13, 2007 10:13 AM PDT
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The U.N. copyright agency (World Intellectual Property Organization) that arbitrates more than half the world's "cybersquatting" cases saw a 25 percent increase in complaints last year. WIPO received 1,823 complaints in 2006 alleging abusive registrations of trademarks as Internet domain names.

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