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本論文之研究乃因隨著網際網路的興盛,電子商務隨之蓬勃發展,漸有業者以和商標相同或類似的文字註冊網域名稱的事件發生,因而發生網域名稱註冊人與商標權人的衝突。我國為解決此類紛爭,乃以財團法人台灣網路資訊中心網域名稱爭議處理辦法為主要規範,使商標權人得向網域名稱爭議處理機構-即資訊工業策進會科技法律研究所或台北律師公會進行申訴,然而對於申訴決定不服時,網域名稱註冊人或商標權人應以何種法院為審判法院、以何人為被告、採取何種訴訟、主張何種請求權皆付之闕如。因此,網域名稱爭議處理辦法之性質、申訴決定之性質、其與現行司法審判制度之關係等,皆係解決網域名稱與註冊商標之爭議的前置問題。本論文分別從網域名稱註冊人及商標權人之立場,探討網域名稱註冊人或商標權人對申訴決定不服時應循之救濟途徑。關於網域名稱註冊人之部分,係以我國法院有關網域名稱爭議之判決為研究中心,檢討其應如何尋求救濟;關於商標權人之部分,主要係依據商標法第70條第2款進行主張,然在商標法第70條第2款將「商標」改為「著名商標」後,非著名商標之商標權人應依何種法條規定進行主張,以建立和商標相同或類似之文字作為網域名稱註冊與商標「使用」之關係,又該款「著名商標」是否等同於商標法第30條關於著名商標之判斷,以及現行法院實務以商標法第70條來處理網域名稱爭議是否合理等議題須加以分析討論。本文另分析檢討外國處理網域名稱爭議之相關案例及規定,包括:美國的「統一網域名稱爭議解決政策」(Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy)、網域名稱爭議解決規則(Rules for Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy)、聯邦商標法(Lanham Act)、商標淡化法案(Federal Trademark Dilution Act)、一九九九年反搶註消費者保護法案(Anti-cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act of 1999)、中華人民共和國的「中國互聯網絡信息中心域名爭議解決辦法」及「中文域名爭議解決辦法(試行)」與相關司法解釋,並將前述各種境外法規與我國的網域名稱爭議處理辦法及商標法比較。最後,以前開研究成果為基礎,就財團法人台灣網路資訊中心網域名稱爭議處理辦法、網域名稱爭議處理實施要點、我國商標法第70條第2款提出解釋論及立法論,期能妥適衡平商標權人與網域名稱註冊人之利益,並使商標權人與網域名稱註冊人於不服網域名稱爭議處理機構之決定時仍有救濟之途徑,以實現程序正義並具體化與細緻化其相關規定,使判決結果可得預期並可作為業者計畫註冊網域名稱前的判斷依據,以避免相關之紛爭。 The study of this thesis is due to that following the rise of internet, the e-commerce grows vigorously, and the events that some enterprises use the identical or similar words of trademarks to register domain names gradually happen, so as to cause conflicts between the domain name registrants and the trademark owners. To resolve such disputes, the Taiwan Network Information Center Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (the Policy) is taken as the main norm, which makes the trademark owners may seek remedy from the Science & Technology Law Institute (STLI) of the Institute for Information Industry and the Taipei Bar Association (TBA). However, this Policy still failed to address which court has the jurisdiction, who could be the defendant, which type of lawsuit should be instituted and which cause of action should be pursued when the registrants of domain names or the trademark owners wish to contradict the decision to such disputes. Therefore, the nature of the Policy, the nature of the decisions to such disputes, the relationships between the decisions and the current judicial system as so on are the premise to resolve the disputes between the domain names and registered trademarks. This thesis will individually discuss the legal remedies available to the registrants of domain names and the trademark owners when they wish to contradict the decision to such disputes. With regard to the legal remedies for the registrants of domain names, the study is centered on the decisions to domain name disputes made by Taiwanese Courts. In regard to the legal remedies for the trademark owners, their claims mostly based on subparagraph 2, Article 70 of Taiwanese Trademark Act; however, after the term "trademark" in this article is amended to "famous trademark", three issues need to be analyzed and discussed. What will be the legal basis for the owner of a non-famous trademark to establish the relationship between the "use" of the trademark and the registration of a domain name with the identical or similar words? Is the term "famous trademark" in Article 70 equivalent to the term "famous trademark" in Article 30? Is it reasonable to deal with domain name disputes with Article 70 of Taiwanese Trademark Act in the court proceedings? This thesis will also analyze and review foreign related cases and provisions dealing with domain name disputes, including Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy, Rules for Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy, the Lanham Act (US Federal Trademark Law), Federal Trademark Dilution Act, and Anti-cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act of 1999, and the National Top Level Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy of the China Internet Network Information Center, Chinese Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (trial) and relevant juridical interpretations. Then, this thesis will compare such foreign laws with the Taiwan Network Information Center Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy and Taiwanese Trademark Act. Finally, based on the foregoing studies, the thesis will propose interpretation and legislation theories targeting on the Taiwan Network Information Center Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy, Rules for the TWNIC Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy and Subparagraph 2, Article 70 of Taiwanese Trademark Act. This study aims to make a balance between the benefits of the trademark owners and the registrants of domain names, the legal remedies for the trademark owners and the registrants of domain names contradicting to the decisions made by the Domain Name Dispute Resolution Service Provider, in order to realizing procedural justice as well as concrete and refined related regulations, so the results of judgments will be predictable and able to serve as references for people who are preparing to register domain names, so as to prevent related disputes. |