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Is cybersquatting illegal?
Cybersquatting is not infringement. The so-called cybersquatting is simply divided into years. There are two kinds of cybersquatting: 1, a cybersquatting of a domain name that has never been registered. In this case, the registrant of the domain name usually foresees the potential value of the domain name and registers the domain name before others think of it. This scope includes some names and intellectual property rights of well-known brands, well-known groups or individuals. 2. Registered domain names will be deleted after a period of time if they cannot be renewed in time before the expiration of the validity period. At the first time after being deleted, registering the domain name first is regarded as another kind of cybersquatting. Article 57 of the Trademark Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) commits any of the following acts, which are all violations of the exclusive right to use a registered trademark: (1) using a trademark identical to its registered trademark on the same commodity without the permission of the trademark registrant; (2) Without the permission of the trademark registrant, using a trademark similar to its registered trademark on the same kind of goods, or using a trademark identical with or similar to its registered trademark on similar goods is likely to cause confusion; (3) selling goods that infringe upon the exclusive right to use a registered trademark; (4) Forging or unauthorized manufacturing of registered trademark marks of others or selling forged or unauthorized registered trademark marks; (five) without the consent of the trademark registrant, change its registered trademark, such as Yan Zheng, and put the goods with the changed trademark back on the market; (6) Deliberately facilitating the infringement of the exclusive right to use a trademark of others and helping others to commit the infringement of the exclusive right to use a trademark; (seven) causing other damage to the exclusive right to use a registered trademark of others.