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Stiftelsen för InternetinfrastrukturStiftelsen för Internetinfrastruktur-the manager of -the manager of .SE.SE

www.www.iisiis.se.se

Intellectual PropertyIntellectual PropertyProtection Protection from thefrom theEuropean European registriesregistries

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•• General trust in the General trust in the registryregistry

Considerations Considerations for thefor theccTLDccTLD business business modelmodel

•• IdentifyingIdentifying the the domainholderdomainholder•• ProtectProtect IPR- IPR-holdersholders rights rights•• ProtectProtect the the registryregistry from from

damagesdamages•• CompetitionCompetition

•• The Internet The Internet legacylegacy

Considerations Considerations for thefor theccTLDccTLD business business modelmodel

•• The The local local social and legalsocial and legalenvironmentenvironment

•• User friendlyUser friendly, f, fast and easy toast and easy toregisterregister

•• Restricted registriesRestricted registries

Registration policiesRegistration policies

•• Open Open registriesregistries

•• DiversityDiversity of of subdomainssubdomains

Restricted registriesRestricted registries

•• OnlyOnly undertakings can undertakings can register,register,however open subdomains may existhowever open subdomains may exist

•• Requires local presenceRequires local presence i.e. i.e. registrationregistrationin the countryin the country

•• Registers Registers only domainsonly domains that is that is identicalidenticalor or closely reflectsclosely reflects a a registeredregisteredtrademarktrademark or or company namecompany name

•• .ES, .IE, .SE.ES, .IE, .SE•• .FI.FI

Restricted ccTLDRestricted ccTLD:s:s

No No requirements requirements for for substancial presencesubstancial presence

•• .DE, .UK.DE, .UK

Open Open ccTLDccTLD:s:s

RequirementsRequirements for for substancial presence substancial presence

•• .NE, . IT.NE, . IT

•• .FR, ..FR, .comcom.FR, ..FR, .tmtm.FR, .nom.FR,.FR, .nom.FR,..assoasso.FR, ..FR, .prdprd.FR, ..FR, .pressepresse.FR,.FR,..advocateadvocate.FR.FR

Diversity ccTLDDiversity ccTLD:s:s

•• .SE, ..SE, .tmtm.SE, ..SE, .orgorg.SE, .parti.SE.SE, .parti.SE.press.SE, .a.SE, ..press.SE, .a.SE, .pppp.se.se

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De 3.906.730

Uk 2.551.581

Ne 562.421

Fr 123.099

Se 87.730

.SE .SE experiencesexperiencesCybersquattingCybersquatting

•• Market has Market has been complaining strictbeen complaining strictrulesrules

•• Low registration figuresLow registration figures, , howeverhoweverall the major all the major undertakings undertakings underunder.SE.SE

•• Early adopter Early adopter with priorwith priorassessment rulesassessment rules, , cybersquattingcybersquattingunexistingunexisting

NumberNumber of of swedish domainsswedish domainson different on different registriesregistriesper per autumn autumn / / winterwinter 2000 2000

.se.se 48.60048.600

.nu.nu 14.80014.800

..comcom 19.70019.700

..orgorg 1.9001.900

..netnet 2.5002.5000

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•• Rules partly liberalized in April 2000Rules partly liberalized in April 2000

•• Due Due to national to national characterscharacters, , havehavetransliteration rulestransliteration rules

•• Possible for an undertaking toPossible for an undertaking toregister as many domains as it hasregister as many domains as it hastradingnamestradingnames

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•• LiberalizationLiberalization

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•• One One way way route. Can route. Can liberalizeliberalizebut its hardly possible but its hardly possible thetheopposite wayopposite way

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