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Thu, Oct. 12, 2000
Law on Generic Domain Names Under Mitwohnzentrale.de
EW - Washington. In 2000, the Hamburg Court of Appeals (OLG Hamburg CR 1999,779) faced the issue of use of a generic term such as Mitwohnzentrale in a domain name. In his report, Thorsten Dardat critically examines the court's analysis of generic domain names under German trademark law, unfair competition law and the name-specific rules of the German Civil Code.
EW - Washington. In 2000, the Hamburg Court of Appeals (OLG Hamburg CR 1999,779) faced the issue of use of a generic term such as Mitwohnzentrale in a domain name. In his report, Thorsten Dardat critically examines the court's analysis of generic domain names under German trademark law, unfair competition law and the name-specific rules of the German Civil Code.
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