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based on whether the files for the same mark, files
trademark is well known or for a similar mark, files in an
not. For example, there are unregistered class, or a for-
those who10 define trade- eign nickname12.
mark squatting as one entity
intentionally filing a trade- Upon the above, the trade-
mark registration application mark subject of squatting
for a second entity’s regis- may be registered, became
tered trademark in a country popular, or well-known.
where the second party has There is no doubt that the
not yet registered the trade- latter (well-known mark)
mark. and another one11, enjoys the highest interna-
saw that trademark squat- tional protection. However,
ter operate by first selecting in practice, there are some
a victim, by scouting what problems that we will ad-
marks are becoming pop- dress later when we talk
ular in another nation. The about the “first-to-file” sys-
squatter then checks to see tem.
if the mark has been filed for
trademark protection in his B. Practical cases, the
or her country and simply most important of which are:
10 Loc.cit. 12 Robin Baydurcan “Michael Jordan
11 Frederick A. Palumbo “Trade
(partially) defeats Chinese trademark
Show/Fair Piracy and Industrial Es- pirate based on unregistered person-
pionage” Journal of Convention & al-name rights” Lexology, (March 14,
Event Tourism, 277-292, (December 2017), https://www.lexology.com/li-
12, 2018). brary/detail.aspx?g=27166825-4a80-
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