The process for registering domain names is an altogether separate one from trademark registration. Nevertheless, many countries have reached the conclusion that there is a strong need for taking precautionary measures to prevent conflicts between marks and domain names.

The system for domain names registration generally operates on a first-come first-serve basis and anybody is entitled to obtain any domain name without proof of commercial use.

However, in order to stop cybersquatting, there is a simple procedure, the WIPO Domain Name Dispute Resolution Service, on which you can obtain information at the web sites of the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center at http://www.arbiter.wipo.int and the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) at http://www.icann.org.