Number: 403

Howard L. Rose, Esq.
Patents, Trademarks & Copyrights

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July 14, 1997

Ms. Patrice Washington
Office of Public Affairs
NITA
Room 4898
14th Street and Constitution Avenue
Washington, DC 20230

Dear Ms. Washington:

Any legislation or rule making concerning Internet Domain names must subject such names to the trademark laws of the NAFTA countries.

I am currently in a dispute for a client concerning a domain name and related trademark of a Canadian company that is identical to a U.S. trademark held by a client of mine. The use of the domain name (Sixnet.com) and related mark (Six.Net) has produced confusion. My client who manufactures electronic communication equipment under the name Sixnet, has received calls from customers that are worried that his company will not be available for maintenance of their equipment or for additional products to expand their systems since it appears he is branching out into an unrelated field.

I believe that at a minimum a cross tie between trademarks and domain names must be maintained throughout NAFTA and if that cannot be arranged with Canada and Mexico then at least the U.S. should implement such a program.

Very truly yours,

Howard L. Rose

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