Apple earlier persued a claim for the domain iPhone5.com The squatters registered the name in 2008 and its content was carefully noted as nor endorsed, sponsored, nor otherwise affiliated with Apple’.
The attorneys in Cupertino successfully filed a complaint and this was upheld with the World Intellectual Property Organization.
Domain squatters are not new to the internet but have become more prevalent of late, buying up hundreds or more of domains that may potentially be wanted by high-profile companies in the future. The squatters hopes to make profit by selling some domains or inadvertently getting web hits via this method are being increasingly thwarted as Registars are forced to release the name to the branded counterparts.
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