Trade mark know-how

The domain name dispute resolution systems has been built, in part, on top of the international trade mark system. There's a huge variety of trade mark resources on the internet, and we have only included a small selection in the Sequitur library.

Official resources

List of Trade Mark Offices - This list from the UK government IP information site contains links to all the major trade mark offices, and not a few minor ones.

USPTO Trade Mark Resources - This is the main page of the trade marks section of the USPTO site.

OHIM's CTM Resources - The Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) is responsible for administering Community trade marks (CTMs). This page contains links to a variety of key sources and resources.

UK TMR Resources - This page contains links to a variety of key UK trade mark sources and resources.

Third party resources

INTA FAQ - An authoritative FAQ from the International Trademark Association.

Bitlaw's Guide to Trade Marks - A brief introduction to trade marks on the internet from a US perspective.

Chilling Effects FAQ - A detailed FAQ focusing on US "trademark" law from Chilling Effects.

Domain Names and Trademarks: Uncomfortable Bedfellows? An examination of the tensions between the trade mark and domain name systems, written in 2000 by Hugh Brett Hugh Brett (the editor of the European Intellectual Property Review and "Of Counsel" at White & Case).

Domain Name Litigation and Arbitration - This article from March 2001 (written by Rober Scheinfeld and Parker Bagley of Baker Botts LLP) looks principally at the "raising of the bar" for actions under the FTDA.