You're with a well-known company that wants to set up an Internet web site for one of its established, trademarked products, but someone has already registered a domain name for that trademark. In spite of the fact that the domain name is not even being used, they want $5,000-$50,000 to transfer the name. What do you do?

Your company registered a domain name and set up a web site a long time ago. Then you learn that one of your competitors has registered a bunch of similar, misspelled or altered domain names that redirect Internet users back to its own web site. What do you do?

For the answers to these questions, come to HOLLAND & BONZAGNI, P.C.'s Cyberpiracy seminar!

"Cyberpiracy" involves situations, like the examples given above, where a cyberpirate (a company or individual) uses someone else's well-known and distinctive trademark on the Internet, with the bad faith intention of somehow profiting from the trademark. Besides being a general annoyance, this can result in lost business and lost goodwill. Moreover, dealing with cyberpirates can be both tricky and expensive!

At this seminar, you will learn about the different types of cyberpiracy, which include:

cybersquatting (holding a domain name for ransom);

misdirection (registering variants of already-existing domain names);

meta tag misdirection (underhandedly redirecting the focus of Internet search engines);

hyperlinking (unauthorized links from one web site to another web site's homepage);

deep linking (unauthorized links from one web site to the "interior" of another); and

framing (using another web site's content without permission or giving proper credit).

You will also learn how best to effectively stop cyberpirates in their tracks!

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

Chief Executive Officers
Vice-Presidents of R&D
Vice-Presidents of Marketing
In-House Counsel
IT Managers
Web Site Developers and ISPs