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A Trademark is a legally registered distinctive mark or sign which identifies goods, products or services that originate or are associated with a particular person or enterprise . A typical example of a trademark... more +
A Trademark is a legally registered distinctive mark or sign which identifies goods, products or services that originate or are associated with a particular person or enterprise . A typical example of a trademark would be a company's logo such as the Nike "Check" or McDonald's "Golden Arches."  less -
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Internet Eviction: Using the UDRP to Boot Cybersquatters

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Cybersquatters often exploit brand owners by demanding a large payment for a domain name that is similar to the brand owner’s trademark. Cybersquatters may also seek to profit from rerouting internet traffic intended for the...more

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MarkIt to Market® - May 2022

Thank you for reading the May 2022 issue of Sterne Kessler's MarkIt to Market® newsletter. This month, we discuss Spotify's exploration into NFTs, two new USPTO policies with practical implications for trademark applicants...more

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Anchovy News, February 2022

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This is the February edition of Anchovy News. Here you will find articles concerning ICANN, the domain name industry and the recuperation of domain names across the globe. In this issue we cover: DOMAIN NAME INDUSTRY NEWS...more

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Trademark Use and Trademark Infringement in Domain Names

Trademark rights and domain name ownership overlap in many ways, but they are not the same. Domain name ownership does not necessarily establish trademark rights, and trademark ownership does not necessarily give you the...more

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Protecting Your Business Against Copycat Websites and Cybersquatters

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Cybersquatting or domain squatting is registering, trafficking in, or using an internet domain name in bad faith with the intent to profit from another person’s trademark or business. The domain name needs to be confusingly...more

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Anchovy News, April 2021

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This is the April edition of Anchovy News.  Here you will find articles concerning ICANN, the domain name industry and the recuperation of domain names across the globe. ...more

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Anchovy News, March 2021

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This is the March edition of Anchovy News. Here you will find articles concerning ICANN, the domain name industry and the recuperation of domain names across the globe. ...more

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MarkIt to Market® - October 2020: gTLD Sunrise Periods Now Open

As first reported in our December 2013 newsletter, the first new generic top-level domains (gTLDs, the group of letters after the "dot" in a domain name) have launched their "Sunrise" registration periods. Please see our...more

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Anchovy News, October 2020

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This is the October 2020 edition of Anchovy News. Here you will find articles concerning ICANN, the domain name industry and the recuperation of domain names across the globe....more

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Anchovy News, September 2020

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This is the September 2020 edition of Anchovy News. Here you will find articles concerning ICANN, the domain name industry and the recuperation of domain names across the globe. In this issue we cover...more

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New domain name dispute resolution policies for .AC, .IO and .SH

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The Internet Computer Bureau (ICB), the Registry operating the country code Top-Level Domains (ccTLDs) for .AC (Ascension Island), .IO (British Indian Ocean Territory) and .SH (Saint Helena)...more

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.DZ tightens up its registration requirements

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CERIST, the Algerian domain name Registry, has updated its registration requirements for the .DZ country code Top Level Domain (ccTLD), making it much more restrictive. ...more

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MarkIt to Market® - March 2020: gTLD Sunrise Period Now Open

As first reported in our December 2013 newsletter, the first new generic top-level domains (gTLDs, the group of letters after the "dot" in a domain name) have launched their "Sunrise" registration periods. Please see...more

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Release of .CAT one and two-character domains

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Fundacio puntCAT, the Registry running the .CAT generic Top Level Domain (gTLD), has recently allowed the registration of one and two-character domain names, thereby following the trend of a growing number of Registries....more

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Changes in .VU

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The office of the Telecommunications Radiocommunications and Broadcasting Regulator (TRBR), the statutory body which regulates telecommunications, radio communications and broadcasting services in Vanuatu, recently announced...more

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XYZ Registry to launch 5 new gTLDs in 2020

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The XYZ Registry has recently expanded its portfolio of new gTLDs (generic Top Level Domains) with the acquisition of five new gTLDs.  The new extensions will be made available to the public later in 2020, according to the...more

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.GAY to come out next month

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The launch of the .GAY Top Level Domain (TLD), initially scheduled for October 2019 but postponed, will be kicking off with two Sunrise periods for trade mark holders commencing in February and running until 6 May 2020....more

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.PS joins the single character domain name club

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At the beginning of January 2020, the Registry for .PS (Palestine), the Palestinian Nation Internet Naming Authority (PNINA), made available a number of single character .PS domain names. In doing so, the .PS Registry joined...more

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Launch of brand protection service for adult oriented gTLDs

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The Registry Minds + Machines Group Limited (MMX), which owns 32 new generic Top Level Domains (gTLDs) such as .VIP, .WORK or .LUXE, has recently launched a blocking service that enables trade mark holders to protect their...more

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WIPO Domain Name Dispute Resolution: One Americano, please!

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In a recent decision under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) before the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), a Panel refused to order the transfer of a Domain Name because the Complainant...more

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EUIPO issues a Comparative Case Study on Alternative Resolution Systems for Domain Name Disputes

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The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) recently published a Comparative Case Study on Alternative Resolution Systems for Domain Name Disputes which highlights the main similarities and differences between...more

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WIPO: Be aware of generic terms in domain name dispute resolution

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In a recent decision under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) before the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), a Panel denied the transfer of a domain name because the Complainant failed to...more

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Brexit’s impact on European TLDs not limited to .EU

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In our February post, we wrote about the impact that Brexit would have on UK-based .EU domain name holders and registrants to be affected by Britain’s looming departure from the EU – including not only native Brits, but also...more

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Steady growth for domain names in 2018

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At the end of 2018, Verisign, the authoritative Registry for all .COM, .NET, .NAME, .CC, .TV, .EDU, .GOV and .JOBS domain names, published its third quarter report for 2018....more

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EURid issues no-deal Brexit plan for .EU domain names

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On 24 January 2019, EURid, the .EU Registry, issued an update to its Brexit notice, setting out a no-deal plan for .EU domain names whose WHOIS information displays GB (United Kingdom) or GI (Gibraltar, overseas territory of...more

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