This new, updated version of a fact sheet, first published in 2017, discusses domain name ownership and registration and spotlights the links between domain name and trademark.
This guide, jointly created with the China IP SME Helpdesk, focuses on cyber security and trade secret protection in the EU and China, providing EU SMEs with an overview of cyber security risks to trade secret protection, measures SMEs can take against potential cybercrimes as well as legal recourse in case cyber-theft of IP occurs.
This infographic sums up key IP aspects related to domain name ownership and registration. Plus, it explains the issue of cybersquatting and the available dispute resolution mechanisms that may be used by SMEs to protect their businesses online.