The Clash of Trademarks, Volume 2
Here’s the companion every busy IP lawyer wants within reach. The Clash of Trademarks and Domain Names on the Internet, Volume 2: Indexes and Tables of Cases turns Gerald M. Levine’s sweeping analysis into a fast, practical research engine. This volume houses the General Index, the Issues Index, and two Tables of Cases—one for UDRP decisions and another for U.S., U.K., and EU court decisions—so you can jump from question to answer without losing your place in the Text.
The General Index is your concept-by-concept map of cybersquatting law. It ranges from foundational entries like “ACPA” and “abusive registration” to practical, evidence-driven topics (e.g., adverse inferences, anonymity/privacy shields, arbitraging domain names as a business), with abundant cross-references that point you to the precise discussions in Volume 1.
The Issues Index goes a level deeper. It’s organized around the questions advocates actually brief—ACPA liability and violations, actionable claims, deference (or not) to UDRP decisions, “action pending in court,” and more—each with “see also” trails that help you trace doctrine across related concepts. Think of it as the litigation strategist’s shortcut through a mature, bottom-up jurisprudence.
Two robust Tables of Cases complete the toolkit. One collects the UDRP decisions featured in the Text; the other lists court opinions from the U.S., U.K., and EU that informed the development of domain-name law—especially in the early years when panelists frequently cited courts. Together, they surface a broad spectrum of panel voices and judicial reasoning, reinforcing the book’s argument that domain-name law has been built case by case.
Levine is candid about the scale of today’s decision universe—over 100,000 UDRP decisions, with new awards issued by the dozen every day—which is why Volume 2 pairs traditional indexing with pointers to reliable public sources for digging deeper. Providers’ databases are listed, alongside researcher-friendly tools such as udrp.tools (for decisions) and rdnh.com (for Reverse Domain Name Hijacking).