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Legal Alert: Trademark Clearinghouse and the New gTLDs

by James Johnson, Ian Wasser, Ph.D. | Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP on 3/29/2013

The new Generic Top - Level Domain (gTLD) expansion program developed by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) includes a Trademark Clearinghouse (TMCH), which was set to go into effect beginning...more

Domain Name Update: Trademark Clearinghouse to Launch in March

by Joshua Jarvis | Foley Hoag LLP - Trademark, Copyright &... on 3/1/2013

As we have discussed at length, over the next couple of years several hundred new generic top-level domain names (gTLDs) such as .family, .home, and .toys are expected to be introduced into the domain name system. The...more

Dot Anything: Generic Top-Level Domains Update

by David Byer, Gregory Pieris, Chris Round | K&L Gates LLP on 2/21/2013

On January 12, 2012, ICANN, the authority responsible for management of the internet domain name system, launched the new, expanded, gTLD program, which we reported on here. As implementation moves forward, we want to keep...more

Ron Paul Seeks To Liberate RonPaul.com….From the Hands of Ron Paul Supporters?

by Joshua Jarvis | Foley Hoag LLP - Trademark, Copyright &... on 2/18/2013

Former U.S. Congressman and presidential candidate Ron Paul, polarizing political figure and active member of the Libertarian Party, is no stranger to conflict, or taking full advantage of intellectual property rights to...more

ICANN Deadline Fast Approaching for Objections to New Top-Level Domains

by Dena Bouchard, Peter Brody, Mariel Goetz | Ropes & Gray LLP on 2/13/2013

The deadline is fast approaching for third parties to object to any of the nearly 2,000 new generic top-level domains currently under review by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) for potential...more

It’s a BRAND New World: Update on ICANN’s Expanded gTLD Program

by Judith Harris, Brad Newberg | Reed Smith on 2/5/2013

You have likely heard by now that the Internet is about to get substantially bigger and more complex, with potentially treacherous consequences for brand owners. This past fall, we wrote a chapter covering this issue in...more

ICANN’s domains under attack

by Melanie Howard, Douglas N. Masters | Loeb & Loeb LLP on 1/10/2013

Originally published in the December 2012/January 2013 issue of Intellectual Property Magazine. In the wake of ICANN’s failure earlier this year to dismiss anti-trust allegations arising from the new generic top level...more

Most Popular Posts Of 2012

by Travis Crabtree | Looper Reed & McGraw, P.C. on 12/28/2012

Yes, it’s the lazy way to do a post during the week before Christmas and New Year. In my next post, we will use this information to help predict the trends of legal issues for online media, marketing, internet law and...more

Value of Internet Domain Names in Estate Planning and Probate

by Jim Lamm | Gray Plant Mooty on 7/21/2011

Today, I saw an interesting article about the value of Internet domain names, especially as more mobile devices move to “apps” instead of Website–based services. The July 20, 2011, article was written by Austin Carr and...more

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