PDA has been recorded in some English-Chinese dictionaries and widely used in the industry. That means, it has been in the public domain and shouldn t be monopolized by the plaintiff as a trademark. The case became famous throughout China and absorbed the attention of the public, especially in the circles of trademark and Internet, because the current Trademark Law and Unfair Competition Law don't provide specific clauses concerning the trademark protection on the Internet. At the same time, there are different opinions and heated debates among the experts from the trademark and network circles. After verdict, no party appealed.
Domain names have value.
It is obvious that trademark owners who want to use their marks as domain names have found unrelated persons have already taken the best names. And it is also generally recognized that it is very difficult for them to choose the best legal ammunition to solve this problem at the present time. Lots of people believe that the result of the case will contribute to the change of the Chinese laws.