Protecting brands from cybersquatting is back on the agenda, with a Federal Government working party looking at its impact on trade mark enforcement in Australia. 

Domain names will be among the areas under discussion by the Advisory Council on Intellectual Property (ACIP). 

Owen Malone, chairman of the ACIP, said it planned to carry out public debate into the issue over the next couple of months, and would make a final report to government following this. An issues paper has been released by the ACIP for discussion. 

“The government is concerned to see how well the trademark system works in Australia,” Malone said. 

Malone said that, in particular, the ACIP would be addressing the issues facing smaller businesses. 

“Essentially trade marks give very powerful legal protection for brands and there are perception that the rights of brand owners are being undermined by the registration of certain domain names,” Malone said. 

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