[1] For a short obituary on Dr Jon Postel see 'The death of an icon' The Economist, Oct.24-30, 1998, 101, see also http://wipo2.wipo.int/process/eng/processhome.html

[2] See 'Establishment of a Memorandum of Understanding on the Generic Top Level Domain Name Space of the Internet Domain Name System (gTLD-MoU)' (28 February 1997)http://www.gtld-mou.org/gTLD-MoU.html

[3] See http://www.iahc.org

[4] http://www.ntia.doc.gov/ntiahome/domainname/domainname130.htm

[5] http://www.ntia.doc.gov/ntiahome/domainname/6_5_98dns.htm

[6] Ibid., see also Klein, S & Lupo, A, ''White Paper' Leaves Some Domain Gray', National Law Journal, 29 June 1998 http://www.ljx.com/internet/0629whitedomain.html; Moskin, 'Board the Moving Bus: Trademark Owners Beware of Proposals to Improve Management of Internet Names and Addresses' (1998) 88 TMR 213.

[7] See The Economist, October 24-30, 1998, 101.

[8] Electronic mail submissions are invited. See: http://wipo2.wipo.int/process/eng/whatsnew.htmlblakeney61_text.html#listserv

[9] See (1998) 12 World Intellectual Property Report 307.

[10] See http://wipo2.wipo.int

[11] Press Release PR/98/149, http://www.wipo.org/eng/pressrel/1998/p149.htm.

[12] See Handler, 'Internet Domain Names and Trade Mark Law' [1998] Digital Technology Law Jnl (in print) para. 21.

[13] Unreported, UK High Court, Lightman J, 31 July 1997, cited in Osborne, n.5 supra,at 646.

[14] Abel, S, 'Trademark Issues in Cyberspace: The Brave New Frontier' 15 May 1998, rev 10.6 http://www.fenwick.com/pub/trademark_issues_in_cyberspace.htm

[15] CD Solutions Inc v CDS Networks Inc, unreported, Civil No 97-793-HA (D.Or, 22 April 1998) http://www.perkinscoie.com/resource/ecomm/netcase/Cases-08.htm, cited ibid., para.34.

[16] See Meyer, 'Intellectual Property Rights on the Internet', (1998) 14 Computer Law & security Report 14 at 17.

[17] Unreported, discussed in Osborne, 'Domain Names Registration & Recent Resolution and Recent UK cases', [1997] 11 EIPR 644 at 646.

[18] Unreported, 23 July 1998 available at http://www.nic.uk/news/oiam-appeal-judgment.html

[19] [1998] FSR 265 at 271.

[20] Ibid. at 273.

[21] N.26 at 14.

[22] Ibid at 21.

[23] Ibid.

[24] Ibid., 19.

[25] Ibid.

[26] Ibid., 20.

[27] Ibid.

[28] Unreported, April 17, 1998, 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, noted in [1998] EIPR N-139.

[29] Panavision International LP v Toeppen 945 F. Supp. 1296 (CD Cal 1996).

[30] Quoted in [1998] EIPR at N-140.

[31] The Comp Examiner Agency, Inc v Juris, Inc (CD Cal, 26 April, 1996).

[32] Cardservice International v McGee 950 F. Supp 737 (ED Va 1997).

[33] 42 USPQ 2d 1430 (SDNY 1997).

[34] 993 F. Supp 282 (DNJ 1998).

[35] [1998] FSR 16.

[36] See Hurdle, 'Domain Names - The Scope of a Trade Mark Proprietor's Monopoly Avnet Inc v Isoact Ltd', [1998] 2 EIPR 74.

[37] Ibid.

[38] 985 F.Supp. 1220 (ND Cal. 1997).

[39] (E.D. Va 10 Apr. 1998) discussed in Sommers and Hieber, 'Internet Trademark, Trade Dress and Domain Name Dispute Developments in the United States' Institute of Trade Mark agents Annual conference, October 8-9, 1998, Disneyland, Paris, 22-23.

[40] (SD Cal 22 Apr. 1998), discussed, ibid, 26-27.

[41] Discussed in Chong, 'Internet Meta-tags and Trade Mark Issues' [1998] EIPR 275.

[42] 985 F. Supp 1220 (ND Cal. 1997).

[43] (ND Cal Apr 16, 1998) discussed in Sommers and Hieber, n.47 supra at 47.

[44] Eg see Juno Online Services LP v Juno Lighting Inc 979 F. Supp 684 (ND Ill 1997).

[45] Eg see International Trademark Association, Internet Domain Name White Paper, www.inta.org/wpwhole.htm.; Oppendahl, Analysis and Suggestions Regarding NSI Domain Name Trademark Dispute Policy (Sept. 1996) http://www.patents.com/nsi/iip.sht

[46] See authorities referred to in Sismilich, Resolution of Internet Domain Name Disputes, 21 Nov.1997, http://www.magpage.com/~sismilich/adrpaper.htm

[47] See WIPO, Resolution of Intellectual Property Disputes Within the Context of the Memorandum of Understanding on the Generic Top-Level Domain Name Space of the Internet Domain Name System (gTLD-MoU), http://www.wipo.org/eng/internet/domains/tdn/cm/cm_i_3.htm

[48] Idid., WIPO, An Open Letter From the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) to the Internet Community Concerning Domain Name Dispute Resolution Procedures Under the gTLD-MoU, June 18, 1998, http://www.wipo.org/eng/internet/domains/openlet.htm para.25.