This thesis investigates the difficult interaction between trade marks and domain names and demonstrates, in light of European and U.S. court decisions, that the current trade mark law has its limits to address domain name disputes. The author analyses the current trade mark law in the U.S. and Europe and identifies the approaches courts have taken to resolve trade mark issues arising in cyberspace. He looks at the international administrative dispute resolution system and discusses potential technical solutions to the current difficulties. The result of this analysis shows that the inherent...