Domain Names

The New Generic Top-Level Domains and the New Trademark Clearinghouse: Deciding Whether to Register Your Brands

by Susan Neuberger Weller | Mintz Levin - Intellectual Property on 5/17/2013

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (“ICANN”) is the organization that oversees domain names worldwide. It recently began accepting new applications for expanding the number of generic top-level domains...more

Facebook v. Typosquatters: Damages and Domains Awarded Under Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act

by Elizabeth Featherman, Camille Miller | Cozen O'Connor on 5/15/2013

On April 30, 2013, Magistrate Judge Westmore recommended that the U.S. District Court, Northern District of California award Facebook $2.8 million in damages from typosquatters under the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection...more

Q & A: ICANN's Global Trademark Clearinghouse

by Wendy Robertson, Maia Woodhouse | Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell &... on 4/5/2013

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), the body tasked with coordinating and preserving global Internet stability, is embarking on its largest expansion ever of the domain name system. Last week, on...more

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

Trademark Management and the New Generic Top Level Domains

by Thomas Dover | Nossaman LLP on 3/12/2013

Everyone navigates the Internet. It is the new Grand Commons of society – the place for communication, commerce and information. Web sites populate and inform the internet. Every web site has a domain name such as...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

New gTLD Clearinghouse Will Open March 26, 2013

by Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. on 2/27/2013

ICANN (the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) plans to launch the first of the registries associated with the new generic top-level domains (gTLDs) in mid-2013. In association with the launch, ICANN is...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

Protecting Your “.trademark”: ICANN Clarifies Procedure for Objecting to New gTLDs

by Kimberly M. Maynard | BakerHostetler on 2/14/2013

It has been almost two years since the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) announced that it would accept applications for the registration of new generic top level domain names (gTLDs), increasing the...more

Domain Name Seizure – It’s Not Just a U.S. Law Enforcement Tactic

by Jeff Ifrah on 2/13/2013

We have previously reported in this space about the use of domain name seizures by American law enforcement. Recent media reports show that domain name seizure has become the go-to tactic for law enforcement for other...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

What Do We Do Now that the World Didn’t End in 2012?

by Lynne Boisineau, Michelle Burke, Joanne Ludovici | McDermott Will & Emery on 2/8/2013

The countdown to the launch of the new generic top-level domains, or gTLDs, and the surrounding uncertainty about whether the potential commercial benefits will outweigh the perceived burdens, has begun. Is your company...more

ICANN Publishes Pricing for Trademark Clearinghouse

by Rochelle Alpert, Karen Butcher, Ron Dreben, Dana Gross | Morgan Lewis on 2/6/2013

As ICANN moves toward its expansion of Internet top-level domains, trademark owners should consider strategies to protect their brands. The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has announced the...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

Domain-Name Rights: Pursue Them or Lose Them, Arbitrator Rules

by Jeff Ifrah on 1/18/2013

Domain-name registrants who sit on their rights rather than go after trademark infringers do so at their peril. In a case decided last July, an arbitrator for the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) held that a...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

Bill Could Put Reins on Prosecutors’ Efforts to Seize Domain Names

by Jeff Ifrah on 12/28/2012

Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif), a senior member of the House Judiciary Committee, has indicated that she is drafting legislation that would seek to increase judicial oversight over prosecutors’ efforts to act against Internet...more

Customs Helps Protect Against Counterfeit Trademarks

by Thomas Dover, F. Gordon Lee | Nossaman LLP on 12/4/2012

Under United States federal statutes it is unlawful to import into the United States any merchandise of foreign manufacture if such merchandise, or the label, sign, print, package, wrapper, or receptacle, bears a trademark...more

Early Warning - These Particular Top Level Domains May Never Get Off the Ground

by Anne Aikman-Scalese | Lewis and Roca LLP on 11/30/2012

This year the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers ("ICANN") received over 1900 applications for new generic Top Level Domains ("gTLDs"). (A Top Level Domain refers to the string of letters to the right of the...more

Domain Names and the First Amendment: The Latest Word

by Jeff Ifrah on 11/26/2012

The intersection of domain names and the First Amendment is not new. Indeed, in the early days of the domain name system, courts considered the issue of whether a domain name registrar could prohibit the registration of...more

The New gTLD – Top Considerations for Brand Managers [Video]

by Katie McKnight | Fenwick & West LLP on 1/20/2012

This short summary covers the top issues brand owners should consider regarding whether or not to apply for a gTLD. Fenwick & West Trademark associate Kate McNight discusses registration of generic top level domains (gTLDs)...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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The New Generic Top-Level Domains and the New Trademark Clearinghouse: Deciding Whether to Register Your Brands

Facebook v. Typosquatters: Damages and Domains Awarded Under Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act

Q & A: ICANN's Global Trademark Clearinghouse

Legal Alert: Trademark Clearinghouse and the New gTLDs

Trademark Management and the New Generic Top Level Domains

Domain Name Update: Trademark Clearinghouse to Launch in March

New gTLD Clearinghouse Will Open March 26, 2013

Dot Anything: Generic Top-Level Domains Update

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

Protecting Your “.trademark”: ICANN Clarifies Procedure for Objecting to New gTLDs

Domain Name Seizure – It’s Not Just a U.S. Law Enforcement Tactic

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

What Do We Do Now that the World Didn’t End in 2012?

ICANN Publishes Pricing for Trademark Clearinghouse

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

Domain-Name Rights: Pursue Them or Lose Them, Arbitrator Rules

ICANN’s domains under attack

Most Popular Posts Of 2012

Bill Could Put Reins on Prosecutors’ Efforts to Seize Domain Names

Customs Helps Protect Against Counterfeit Trademarks

Early Warning - These Particular Top Level Domains May Never Get Off the Ground

Domain Names and the First Amendment: The Latest Word

The New gTLD – Top Considerations for Brand Managers [Video]

Value of Internet Domain Names in Estate Planning and Probate

The New gTLD – Top Considerations for Brand Managers [Video]

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