Conflict Between Protection of Industrial Property Rights for Trademarks and Domain Names Under Vietnamese Law

Abstract

Addressing the conflict between protection of industrial property rights for trademarks and domain names from a conflict of rights perspective, this paper focuses on clarifying the nature and causes of this conflict; identifying forms of conflict arising in the protection of industrial property rights for trademarks and the process of registration and use of domain names in business activities of related entities, then this paper will clarify methods for conflict resolution. Based on such theoretical grounds, this paper will analyze and evaluate the current law of Vietnam on resolving conflict between the protection of industrial property rights for trademarks and domain names, identify existing limitations and inadequacies in the law and provide solutions to these problems.