Rights Protection Mechanisms
Rights Protection Mechanisms are tools for intellectual property rights enforcement and protection in the DNS.[1] The mechanisms deal primarily with trademark rights, whether registered under the US Patent and Trademark Office or in another forum (such as the EU Intellectual Property Office).
History of Trademark Infringement and Domain Names
Trademark infringement in the domain space can take a variety of forms. Two of the most common are cybersquatting and typosquatting. The history of these tactics reaches back to the earliest days of the Internet.