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First case to successfully reclaimdomain name .vn through the cin Vietnam

Course title: Business LawInstructor: Mrs. Hau Do

Presenters:Nguyen Duc Tuan 11323003Ngo T"ao Tra# 1132300120Nguyen Hai Duong 11323001$

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Introduction o law case

Judgement of No. 05/2014/KDTM-ST Sector: Commercia !u"ine"" Ca"e: Concerning a#out cybersquatting T$%e of &udgment: '%%ea Judicia aut(oritie": )eo%e*" Court in Da Nang Cit$ Date of a+"uit: 25-0,-201, Date of deci"ion: 22-04-2014 )aintiff : Lafargeof 1 ue De" !ee" euie" - 511 )a T(e defendant: Ms.Pham Thi Ngoc Han -domain name reg

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''3 engage" in manufacturing di"tri#

con"truction materia and cii and infra"tru

7t (a" +ide$ conducted o%eration" in oer

7n 2001 it came into officia o%eration in 8o

9ietnam.

T(e com%an$*" afarge trade mar6 (a" #een 9ietnam "ince 14 +(ie it" afarge and de

#ar( "as )een *rotecte' in +ietna#

Source: http://www.lafarge.com/enhttp://www.lafarge.vn/wps/portal/vn/vi/Aout!us

Plaintiff

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The facts

7n 200 afarge di"coered t(at t(e 9ietname"e domain name www.l

(ad #een regi"tered #$ )(am T(i Ngoc 8an a +oman from Da Nang.

7n e#ruar$ 2010 afarge "ent a cea"e-and-de"i"t etter to t(e regi"tra

ountar$ return of t(e domain name to afarge.

7n re%$ to t(e etter 8an #ra;en$ demanded

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The issue

1.Did M". Ngoc 8an=" action of a%%ro%riating t(e

domain name >afarge.com.n> and re-"eing it for

#enefit" ioate t(e trademar6 rig(t and negatie$

effect t(e #rand name of ''3 com%an$?

2.Did t(o"e action" of M". Ngoc 8an=" ioate t(e"nformation TechnologyLawand e"%ecia$ Decree

No. 2/201, / ND-C) of t(e 3oernment on t(e

management %roi"ion and u"age of 7nternet "erice"

and onine information and"ntellectual Pro!erty

Law?

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Ruling

!ot( of t(e an"+er" of t(e @ue"tion" are A#esB. T(e domain na

>afarge.com.n> i" u"ed on #ad fait( +(ic( i" eidenced #$ M." 8an

"ae of "uc( domain name. 7t (a" con"tituted an unfair com%etition in

trademar6 rig(t" oer ''3.

7t i" "u%%orted #$ 'rtice 7nformation Tec(noog$ a+ and

of Decree No. 2/201, / ND-C) and 7nteectua )ro%ert$ a+.

Source: http://www.(enfo*law.com/news/4+#%ip%news/133,-%first%case%to%successfull%reclaim%the%'omain%name%vn%through%court.htmlhttps://www.vnnic.vn/tranhchaptenmien/polic/u%040+1010BB0,Bnh%v010BB0,1%gi010BA0A3i%u010BA0Bt%tranh%ch010BA0A"p

030AAn%mi010BB0,1n%u010BB0+1c%gia%vi010BB0,)t%nam%vn

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Reasons

/t t"e ti#e o& initiation an' acce*tance o& t"e case t"e

L//45 L//45 6 'e7ice are still *rotecte' in +ietna#

T"ere is no aut"ori8ation or tra'e re*resentati7e agree#

)etween L//45 an' Ms. P"a# T"i Ngoc Han. Ms. Han "as n

in'irect relation wit" t"e #ar( L//45.

Source: http://www.(enfo*law.com/news/4+#%ip%news/133,-%first%case%to%successfull%reclaim%the%'omain%name%vn%through%court.htmlhttps://www.vnnic.vn/tranhchaptenmien/polic/u%040+1010BB0,Bnh%v010BB0,1%gi010BA0A3i%u010BA0Bt%tranh%ch010BA0A"p

030AAn%mi010BB0,1n%u010BB0+1c%gia%vi010BB0,)t%nam%vn

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Reasons

T(e +e#"ite >afarge.com.n> (a" in6ed to afarge.&imdo.com in #o

and t(e e%anded %age in t(e +e#"ite t(e etter >> i" i"i#e in a direct +a$

+it( "i;ea#e font on t(e ig(t #ue "(ado+ in t(e midde of t(e etter >> t(

eement >''3> i" re%re"ented in t(e #ac6 font in a %rominent +a$ #e

eement A. com.n> ''3 deem" t(at t(e a#oe "ign" are identica to it

>''3 deiceB.

M". )(am T(i Ngoc 8an regi"ter" t(e domain name >afarge.com.n

%ur%o"e of %o""e""ing t(e rig(t to u"e t(e domain name aiming at o#"tructin

regi"ter t(e domain name and for re-"ae" for #enefit".

Source: http://www.(enfo*law.com/news/4+#%ip%news/133,-%first%case%to%successfull%reclaim%the%'omain%name%vn%through%court.htmlhttps://www.vnnic.vn/tranhchaptenmien/polic/u%040+1010BB0,Bnh%v010BB0,1%gi010BA0A3i%u010BA0Bt%tranh%ch010BA0A"p

030AAn%mi010BB0,1n%u010BB0+1c%gia%vi010BB0,)t%nam%vn

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Result

'fter t(e ground" +it( t(e a#"ence of defendant +it(out an$ rea"on" on 22 '%

)eo%e*" Court in Da Nang Cit$ decided and rendered Judgement No. 05/2014/K

+it(dra+ing t(e domain name >afarge.com.nB

giing %riorit$ for ''3 to regi"ter t(e di"%uted domain name +it(

con"ecutie da$" u%on t(e ega effect of t(e &udgment. T(e domain name >afarge.com.nB (a" #een regi"tered #$ ''3 on 20 M

domain name egi"trar Mat !ao.

Source: http://www.(enfo*law.com/news/4+#%ip%news/133,-%first%case%to%successfull%reclaim%the%'omain%name%vn%through%court.htmlhttps://www.vnnic.vn/tranhchaptenmien/polic/u%040+1010BB0,Bnh%v010BB0,1%gi010BA0A3i%u010BA0Bt%tranh%ch010BA0A"p

030AAn%mi010BB0,1n%u010BB0+1c%gia%vi010BB0,)t%nam%vn

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Significance of the victory

7n ig(t of afarge*" "ucce""fu a%%roac( to ac(ieing an e %arte (earin

(oder" need on$ foo+ "uit to "ee6 "uc( a (earing for not on$ domain name

#ut a"o for ot(er 7) ca"e".

T(e "ucce"" of "econd ca"e in di"%uting t(e domain name mar6" a %o"iti

in a%%$ing t(e a+" to re"oe FG more efficient mec(ani"m to addre"" t(e #ur

trademar6-domain name di"%ute" in 9ietnam.

Source: http://www.managingip.com/Article/33#243"/$ietnam%&an'mar(%win%in%&afarge%'omain%name%'ispute.html

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Thanks for listenin