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Law and Domain names The first problem Arthur has encountered is that his company, 'yorkshire woodcraft', is wishing to set up a website under the domain name yorkshirewoodcraft.co.uk. However this domain name has already been taken and is owned by a different party. It is likely to have been acquired under the first come first served rule, but before even enquiring into who the owner is (this is covered later in compulsory arbitration), Arthur must inform us of whether or not he has 'yorkshire woodcraft' as a registered trademark, however it could be found through the patent office database where many word marks of the national and community trademarks can be found. This is extremely important as it shows rights over the name. It also gives us greater options on the action Arthur wishes to take. If Arthur does posses 'yorkshire woodcraft' as a registered trademark it would be possible to bring...

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