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As Nonprofits Expand Their Global Reach, a Special Focus on Tax, Trademarks and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act

by Charles Kolstad, Lindsay B. Meyer, Andrew D. Price, Jeffrey S. Tenenbaum | Venable LLP on 5/14/2013

In this presentation: - Introduction - Trademark/Brand Strategy and Protection - U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and Anti-Corruption - Cross-Border Tax Planning and Compliance Please see...more

Update on ICANN’s New gTLD Program

by Ron Dreben, Dana Gross | Morgan Lewis on 4/25/2013

Brand owners should prepare for Internet expansion in 2013. Despite numerous concerns voiced by governments, law enforcement, brand owners, and businesses, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers...more

Putt-Putt Has No Miniature Trademark Rights

by Steve Baird | Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A. on 4/15/2013

With all the golf coverage of the Masters Tournament and the coveted Green Jacket, this past weekend, it seemed particularly appropriate to report on a recent trademark case involving the miniature variety of golf: Putt-Putt,...more

Intellectual Property Client Alert: Trademark Clearinghouse Adds to Brand Protections

by Christopher Adams, George Borababy, Deborah Lodge | Patton Boggs LLP on 4/12/2013

Brand owners can now increase protection for their federally-registered trademarks and service marks by registering them with the ICANN Trademark Clearinghouse. The Clearinghouse was set up by the Internet Corporation for...more

New gTLD Trademark Clearinghouse Launches in Anticipation of New Era of Top-Level Web Domains

by Laurie Löben Sels | Duane Morris LLP on 4/3/2013

ICANN, the International Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, has taken another step in expanding the number of sanctioned top-level web domains (TLD). Domain extensions such as .nike, .canon and .bank may now join the...more

Brand Owners—Get Ready for gTLDs

by Philip Nulud | Buchalter Nemer on 4/2/2013

gTLDs-domain names ending in a “generic” term such as .fashion or .style instead of the current .com, .net, .org, etc.—have been in the news for quite a while. Now, it appears that the very first batch of gTLDs will start ...more

Protect Your Trademark

by Philip Nulud | Buchalter Nemer on 4/2/2013

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has recently launched the Trademark Clearinghouse (TMCH). ICANN has billed the TMCH as the “most important rights protection mechanism built into ICANN’s new...more

Advertising News & Analysis - March 28, 2013

by Edward Boyle, Emilio W. Cividanes, Michael Hartmere, Stuart P. Ingis, Jeffrey D. Knowles, Jacqueline Levasseur Patt, Michael A. Sartori, Ph.D., Janet F. Satterthwaite | Venable LLP on 4/1/2013

In this issue: - FTC Reopens Comment Period on Proposed Changes to EnergyGuide Labels - Venable’s Advertising Practice Named to Chambers USA Shortlist - Protect Your Brand Against New Top-Level Domain...more

IP Buzz - March 2013

by Venable LLP on 4/1/2013

In this issue: - The Time Is Here: Protecting Your Brands Against New Top-Level Domain Names - Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc.: Supreme Court Holds that the First Sale Doctrine Applies Regardless of Where a...more

Under Construction and Open for Business: New gTLD Trademark Clearinghouse Set to Open March 26

by Judith Harris, Brad Newberg, Gregory Shatan | Reed Smith on 3/28/2013

ICANN (the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) is rushing headlong in its efforts to bring the world a massive expansion in the number of new gTLDs (the part of an Internet address that follows the dot, such...more

Clearinghouse Opens for Protecting Brands on New Top-Level Domains

by Thompson Coburn LLP on 3/28/2013

Within a few months, Internet domain names will explode with the creation of hundreds of new top-level domains worldwide. Brand owners therefore need to prevent their trademarks from getting burned in that explosion. A new...more

Protecting Trade-marks in the New gTLDs

by Mark Edward Davis, Cynthia Mason, Andy Radhakant | Heenan Blaikie LLP on 3/28/2013

Trade-mark owners should act now to protect their trade-mark rights online. As early as April 2013, new top level domain names ("gTLDs") will be available. New domain names will no longer be limited to names ending in...more

ICANN Opens Trademark Clearinghouse as Part of Imminent Domain Name Expansion

by Dayna Frenkel, Richard McKenna | Foley & Lardner LLP on 3/27/2013

With the launch of possibly hundreds of new generic top-level domains (gTLDs) on the horizon, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) will open on March 26, 2013 the Trademark Clearinghouse (TMCH), in...more

ICANN To Provide Trademark Clearinghouse to Assist Brand Owners With Protecting Their Rights at the New gTLDS

by Tiffani Otey | Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC on 3/25/2013

ICANN, the international agency responsible for oversight of the domain name system, is scheduled to make an unknown number of new generic Top-Level Domain Names (“New gTLDs”) available in mid-2013. The process to roll out...more

Trademark Alert: Are You Ready For The New gTLDs? The Trademark Clearinghouse Opens March 26

by Sally Abel, Stephen Garcia, Mark Jansen | Fenwick & West LLP on 3/25/2013

The universe of generic top-level domains (gTLDs), currently limited to about a dozen gTLDs such as .com, .net, and .org, will likely explode later this year, as some of the more than 1000 potential new gTLDs are rolled out,...more

What's the Use? Give Your Trade-Mark's Life Some Meaning

by Thomas O'Reilly | Field Law on 3/20/2013

The most important, and most often overlooked, aspect of giving validity and value to your company’s trade-marks is how they are “used.” Unlike copyright works or patented inventions, that remain protected even if never...more

Use It or Lose It — Trademark Abandonment

by Kenneth Luer | Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP on 3/20/2013

The central foundation of U.S. trademark law is that a trademark is created by use of a particular name and/or design in commerce, so that the mark comes to represent, in the eyes of the target customers, your particular...more

New Trademark Clearinghouse an Important Tool for Trademark Owners as New Generic Top-Level Domains Prepare to Launch

by Beth Goldman, Scott Lonardo | Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 3/19/2013

Starting on March 26, 2013, there will be an important new tool available to help trademark owners combat unauthorized uses of their trademarks in domain names as more than 1,000 new generic top-level domains (“gTLDs”)...more

Kardashians Caught Without Makeup, But Not The Way You’d Expect

by Brent Lorentz | Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A. on 3/15/2013

For those of you that came looking for pictures of Kim without face paste, this isn’t your post. (Try this one. Yikes.) But if you’re interested in trademarks and the cult of personality, read on....more

New Clearinghouse to Protect Brand Owners against Domain Name Abuse Opens March 26

by Aaron Hendelman, John Slafsky | Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 3/14/2013

In connection with the anticipated launch of new domain name extensions as early as April 2013, brand owners soon will have new procedural protections at their disposal. Beginning on March 26, brand owners can begin...more

Sheetz Flushing Subway’s Footlong TM Hope?

by Steve Baird | Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A. on 3/11/2013

It has been almost six months since oral argument before the TTAB over the question of whether the word “footlong” is a trademark or a generic name for a type of sandwich. What type of sandwich you ask? One about twice as...more

My Namesake Sues To Protect Its Famous Mark

by Tiffany Blofield | Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A. on 3/8/2013

Coincidentally (or perhaps by design), Tiffany and Company (“Tiffany”) filed suit on Valentine’s Day against Costco Wholesale Corporation (“Costco”) to protect its trademark with respect to engagement rings. We know from our...more

Protect Your Brand Against Cybersquatters On The New Internet

by Maria Speth | Jaburg Wilk on 3/7/2013

Registering with the Trademark Clearinghouse begins March 26, 2013 - Maybe you have heard that the Internet is about to drastically change. Maybe you have heard that by the middle of this year, domain names ending in...more

Top Five International Trademark Pitfalls for Nonprofits

by Andrew D. Price, Jeffrey S. Tenenbaum | Venable LLP on 3/6/2013

In this presentation: - Brand Value - Brand Strength - Brand Registration - Brand Control - Brand Distinctiveness, Availability & Exclusivity Please see full presentation below for...more

Hey Brand, Shh!: Is De-Branding the Next Hip Design Trend?

by Martha Engel | Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A. on 3/6/2013

A couple months ago, Selfridges, a high-end department store based in London, launched a “No Noise” campaign. The initiative seems rooted in the company’s history; its original store featured a “Silence Room” to allow...more

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