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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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gTLD Sunrise Periods Now Open

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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 contact us...more

Perkins Coie

New Online Opportunities for .store and .stream Domain Names

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Several new unrestricted generic Top Level Domains (gTLDs), such as .store and .stream, are now available, with several others set to launch soon. You are afforded a short window of time, referred to as the Sunrise...more

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ICANN’s gTLD Program – A Look Back and Forward

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ICANN’s new Generic Top-Level Domain (gTLD) program has been in full swing for over a year now, so it seems an apt time to examine some statistics as to how brands are engaging with new gTLDs, utilizing the Trademark...more

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Renewal Deadline – 1 Year Trademark Clearinghouse Registrations

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If your company was an early registrant in the Trademark Clearinghouse, it is likely your registrations had an effective date of November 5, 2014, the date the Clearinghouse went “live.” If so, the deadline to renew one-year...more

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Markit to Market - May 2014

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In This Issue: - Scammers Still Be...Scamming - Contests – Check Rules Before Offering! - Catalogs as Specimens - gTLD Sunrise Periods Now Open - Excerpt from Scammers Still Be...Scamming: Based...more

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Generic Top Level Domains - Current Sunrise Periods Open

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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

Dickinson Wright

Are you ready for the coming explosion of cybersquatting?

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The next wave of domain-name barbarians is gathering outside the gates. Here’s what you need to do now to keep your trademarks, and your e-commerce, safe. Almost every business has had to deal with cybersquatters –...more

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5 Steps To Protect Your Brands in the New gTLD Regime

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The time is upon us. After years of anticipation, lobbying for delays and more robust trademark protections, and otherwise steeling themselves against the oncoming tide of new, generic top-level domain names (gTLDs), brand...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

New Internet Top-Level Domains Unveiled

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Website domain names as we know them will look dramatically different now that the menu of Internet domain name suffixes is expanding. The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) recently released the...more

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Brand Registry Agreement Addendum Published for Public Comment

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On December 6, 2013, ICANN posted for public comment a proposal requested by the Brand Registry Group to incorporate a new Specification 13 to the new gTLD Registry Agreement, which would be available to a registry operator...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

So Long, .com!

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The New gTLDs Are Almost Here. Will You Be Ready? The first new generic Top-Level Domains (“gTLDs”) are expected to launch any day now — triggering what many predict will be the most significant transformation of the...more

Bracewell LLP

Fantastic .Voyage: The Launch of First 9 New gTLDs

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The first nine new generic top-level domain name spaces (gTLDs) in English1 are expected to go live on or around October 29, 2013. These first nine domain spaces to join existing gTLDs like .com and .net are: .camera,...more

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New gTLD Clearinghouse Will Open March 26, 2013

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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

BakerHostetler

New Reasons to Protect Trademarks Through Registration

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Tak­ing the proac­tive step to reg­is­ter trade­marks, when­ever pos­si­ble, is vi­tal in to­day's on­line world. Given the pro­posed re­lease of count­less new generic top level do­mains by ICANN (the gov­ern­ing...more

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