商标法调整域名争议的实证分析

域名注册与在先商标的争议,司法实践先于法律,司法判例尽管并不一致,但均对驰名商标以特别保护,其保护均体现出商标法上保护的痕迹。但并非所有的商标都享有同等的保护,原因在于商标侵权理论的“误认”标准。《商标法》天然适用于域名侵权争议的本质———商业领域扩展的必然结果。《商标法》调整域名侵权争议的范围是有限的。

A Positive Analysis of Disputes Concerning Domain Names in Trademark Law

In settlement of the disputes between domain name registrations and prior trademarks,judicial practice prevails over statutes.Though varying,all judicial precedents provide specific protection for well-known trademarks,which reveals a bit of protection provided by trademark laws.However,because of the test of "mistake" in trademark infringement,not all the trademarks are under equal protection.With extension of business,domain name disputes will inevitably fall within the scope of the Trademark Act,even though the scope is limited.