• Wednesday, June 1, 2022

Domain name registration, on the other hand, only takes a few hours because you only have to prove that the name is available in the WHOIS tool. This is in contrast to trademark ownership, which can take up to two years because you have to prove two conditions for protection.

In other words, getting a domain name, even a national one like ".vn," is only possible if it is "unique" and "first come, first served."

When a trademark owner is not also the person who registered a domain name, there may be a legal dispute over who has the right to the disputed domain name.