course description

This seminar examines the differing conceptions of trademark rights through a consideration of trademark protections established outside the United States, including the Paris Convention, the TRIPs Agreement, the Madrid System, and European Union regulations.  The course also explores trademark issues concerning Internet domain names, including cybersquatting, country-code top-level domains (ccTLDs), ICANN, the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Process (UDRP), and the reports of the two WIPO Internet Domain Name Processes.

Each participant of the seminar is required to make a presentation to the seminar and write a research paper on a topic approved by the instructor.  The research paper should constitute original research and be at least 25 pages (including footnotes).

This seminar fulfills the writing requirement.

Prerequisite: Trademark Law