Domain Names and civil liability for trade mark infringement

Domain Name is one of the most important issues on information and Communication Technology (ICT) law. Several legal issues are discussed about domain names that one of them is registering another's trade mark. So, it may cause to be araised civil liability for trade mark infringement. At this paper, I firstly study general notes about domain names and their differences with trade marks, then focus on liability for using another's trade mark as domain name. there fore, this issue are studied at American, English, Iran law system and Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy(UDRP) of internet Corporation for Assigned Numbers and Names(ICANN)