因惡意搶注知名企業字號或馳名商標域名,近日,重慶市第五中級人民法院以損害社會公共利益的合同無效為由,對十起計算機網絡域名注冊合同糾紛案作出了一審判決。原告左汝玲、黃軍華、李云涓等與被告銘萬信息技術有限公司、北京銘萬智達科技有限公司簽訂的《域名/通用網址訂單》無效,共同注銷涉案域名,并根據雙方的過錯程度,各自承擔相應的責任。
2006年下(xia)半年,原(yuan)告左汝玲、黃軍(jun)華、李(li)云(yun)涓等(deng)陸續與(yu)被告銘(ming)(ming)萬公(gong)(gong)司、銘(ming)(ming)萬智達(da)公(gong)(gong)司簽訂(ding)了(le)《域(yu)(yu)名(ming)(ming)(ming)/通用網址(zhi)訂(ding)單(dan)》,約(yue)定原(yuan)告委托(tuo)被告銘(ming)(ming)萬公(gong)(gong)司和銘(ming)(ming)萬智達(da)公(gong)(gong)司注冊域(yu)(yu)名(ming)(ming)(ming),域(yu)(yu)名(ming)(ming)(ming)包括(kuo)“北京現(xian)代集團(tuan)”、“隆鑫工(gong)業集團(tuan)”、“大連市商業銀行股份有限公(gong)(gong)司”、“美國摩根士丹(dan)利”等(deng)國內外(wai)知名(ming)(ming)(ming)企業的字號或(huo)馳名(ming)(ming)(ming)商標。域(yu)(yu)名(ming)(ming)(ming)注冊后,原(yuan)告認為(wei)(wei)被告虛假宣傳,存在欺(qi)詐行為(wei)(wei)。2008年1月,《重慶商報》對此事進行了(le)報道,黃軍(jun)華等(deng)也多次到市公(gong)(gong)安局、工(gong)商局等(deng)單(dan)位反映情況。2008年4月,原(yuan)告以對合(he)(he)同(tong)存在重大誤(wu)解為(wei)(wei)由(you),訴至法院,要求解除合(he)(he)同(tong)。
法(fa)院審(shen)理后認(ren)為(wei)(wei),原(yuan)告(gao)(gao)(gao)與(yu)被告(gao)(gao)(gao)銘萬(wan)公(gong)司以及銘萬(wan)智(zhi)達(da)(da)公(gong)司簽訂的(de)《域(yu)(yu)(yu)名(ming)(ming)(ming)/通用網址(zhi)訂單》形成了委托(tuo)合(he)(he)同(tong)法(fa)律關系(xi)。根(gen)據(ju)合(he)(he)同(tong)法(fa)第七條規(gui)定,當(dang)事(shi)人訂立、履(lv)行(xing)合(he)(he)同(tong),應(ying)當(dang)遵(zun)守法(fa)律、行(xing)政法(fa)規(gui),尊重社會(hui)公(gong)德(de),不得(de)擾亂社會(hui)經濟秩序,損(sun)害社會(hui)公(gong)共(gong)利益(yi)。原(yuan)告(gao)(gao)(gao)委托(tuo)被告(gao)(gao)(gao)銘萬(wan)公(gong)司和銘萬(wan)智(zhi)達(da)(da)公(gong)司注(zhu)(zhu)冊的(de)域(yu)(yu)(yu)名(ming)(ming)(ming)包含了國(guo)內(nei)外(wai)知名(ming)(ming)(ming)企業的(de)字(zi)號或馳名(ming)(ming)(ming)商標名(ming)(ming)(ming)稱,其(qi)注(zhu)(zhu)冊結(jie)(jie)果必然導致網絡識(shi)別標識(shi)與(yu)現實識(shi)別標識(shi)的(de)沖突(tu)與(yu)混亂,并侵犯他人對企業名(ming)(ming)(ming)稱或商標所享有的(de)合(he)(he)法(fa)權(quan)益(yi)。在注(zhu)(zhu)冊域(yu)(yu)(yu)名(ming)(ming)(ming)過(guo)程(cheng)中,原(yuan)告(gao)(gao)(gao)一直將(jiang)域(yu)(yu)(yu)名(ming)(ming)(ming)注(zhu)(zhu)冊視為(wei)(wei)投(tou)資(zi)行(xing)為(wei)(wei),而被告(gao)(gao)(gao)銘萬(wan)公(gong)司重慶分公(gong)司也(ye)將(jiang)域(yu)(yu)(yu)名(ming)(ming)(ming)注(zhu)(zhu)冊作為(wei)(wei)投(tou)資(zi)產(chan)品進(jin)行(xing)宣傳推銷,因(yin)此法(fa)院認(ren)定原(yuan)告(gao)(gao)(gao)委托(tuo)被告(gao)(gao)(gao)銘萬(wan)公(gong)司和銘萬(wan)智(zhi)達(da)(da)公(gong)司注(zhu)(zhu)冊域(yu)(yu)(yu)名(ming)(ming)(ming)的(de)行(xing)為(wei)(wei)屬于惡(e)意搶注(zhu)(zhu)域(yu)(yu)(yu)名(ming)(ming)(ming)行(xing)為(wei)(wei),其(qi)結(jie)(jie)果損(sun)害了社會(hui)公(gong)共(gong)利益(yi),應(ying)屬無(wu)效,因(yin)該合(he)(he)同(tong)取得(de)的(de)財產(chan)應(ying)當(dang)予以返還,并根(gen)據(ju)雙方(fang)的(de)過(guo)錯程(cheng)度,各(ge)自承(cheng)擔相(xiang)應(ying)的(de)責(ze)任。