POTENTIAL PROBLEMS
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ONLY ONE .COM
A trade mark can be registered in 45 different classes so 45 identical marks can co-exist in one country. If this is expanded to 150 countries, 6750 identical trade marks could be lawfully registered by different trade mark owners. Only ONE identical .com is available.
Recover your domain
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CYBERSQUATTING / TYPOSQUATTING
Cybersquatters and typosquatters have become more sophisticated concentrating their efforts on well thought out schemes to profit from brand holders. They achieve this by registering domain names that are identical or confusingly similar to recently filed trade marks and company names or that correspond to recent news events such as mergers and takeovers.
Recover your domain
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PHISHING WEBSITE
The crime of phishing occurs where a fraudulent service is set-up to impersonate a legitimate business with the purpose of acquiring sensitive information such as usernames, passwords and credit card information. Although it is a difficult task locating the individuals behind such crimes it is crucial to remove the fraudulent from the Internet as soon as possible.
Take-Down a Website
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COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT
Copyright can comprise of a variety of works such as images, the layout of a website and text. Copyright is infringed when it is used without permission and violates the copyright owner’s exclusive rights to the work.
Remove a copyright infringement
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