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In India, domain names ending in .in are administered by a registry under the National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI). A firm's rival registers a name deceptively similar to the firm's registered trademark in order to sell it at a high price. What is this practice called, and how is such a dispute typically resolved for .in domains?

The practice is cybersquatting, which is registering a deceptively similar domain in bad faith to profit from resale. For .in domains, the usual remedy is arbitration under the .IN Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy administered through NIXI, alongside trademark remedies in court.

  1. ACybersquatting; through the .IN Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (INDRP) arbitrationCorrect
  2. BPhishing; through a criminal complaint before the Registrar of Companies
  3. CSpoofing; through a petition before the Competition Commission of India only
  4. DTyposquatting by the registry itself; through an appeal to ICANN's board only

Explanation

Registering a name identical or confusingly similar to another's mark in bad faith, to profit from resale, is cybersquatting. For .in domains, the INDRP provides an arbitration-based remedy administered via NIXI, and civil remedies under trademark law also remain available. Phishing and spoofing involve deception for data or identity, not resale of names, and the ROC has no role.

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