In my previous articles—Trademark Squatting in Kazakhstan: From Russia with Love and its Part II—I reported cases where Russian companies attempted to register trademarks of well-known foreign brands in Kazakhstan. This post is now about the equivalent problem in the digital space, where cybersquatting has become a pressing issue: domain names identical or similar to…
In the first part of this series, we examined how geopolitical factors have contributed to a rise in trademark squatting, focusing on Russian companies taking advantage of foreign brands’ market exits due to sanctions. In this part, we delve into the case between LLC “ALAYV TRADE” and SANYO Electric Co. Ltd. “ALAYV TRADE” vs SANYO…
Trademark squatting involves registering a trademark identical or similar to an established brand to profit from its reputation. This practice thrives in jurisdictions with weaker trademark laws, often forcing disputes to hinge on bad faith arguments in court. Nowadays, the phenomenon has been evolving and taking various forms. For example, trademark squatters now register domain…
