Ninth Circuit Rules on Net Trademarks
Registering domain name doesn't establish priority
By Brenda Sandburg
The Recorder/Cal Law
Friday, April 23, 1999
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Acquiring a domain name registration does not give someone priority in
obtaining a trademark on the name, the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals
ruled Thursday.
Use of the DN as a TM is required to obtain protectable TM rights.
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