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SAM.gov Is Changing – Make Sure You’re Keeping Up

The System for Award Management website (SAM.gov) recently changed its registration and update process, and the feedback we’ve heard from clients is that it is slow – even for entities that are simply renewing an existing...more

Locke Lord LLP

Brexit and .eu Domains

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The European Registry for Internet Domains (EURid) launched the “.eu” top level domain in 2005. It offers the opportunity of a pan-European Internet name (for websites and e-mail addresses) for those who meet the eligibility...more

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Is Brexit spurring a .EU domain exit?

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EURid, the Registry responsible for running the .EU namespace, has recently released its Quarter 3, 2018 Progress Report, covering the .EU and .ЕЮ extensions and this revealed a drop in the overall number of registrations....more

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Domain names: Seven "dirty words" now acceptable in .US

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The Registry operator of the .US domain and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) have lifted a prohibition on the so called “seven dirty words” allowing them to be included in future .US...more

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Winning the Domain Name Game: A Clear Cut Process for Protecting Your Business or Brand from Cybersquatters

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So you want to register a domain name for your company’s registered trademark only to find out, it’s already been claimed by someone other than you. Even worse, someone has incorporated your trademark into his domain name and...more

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European Commission issues important notice on the impact of Brexit on .EU domain names

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On 28 March 2018, the European Commission’s (EC) Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology released an important notice to stakeholders (the “Notice”) on the impact of Brexit on. ...more

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The Looming (Brand Enforcement) Blackout

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There are over 330 million domain names supporting over 1.8 billion websites having a unique hostname on the internet right now. There are many reasons one may want to identify the owner or operator of a particular domain or...more

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Proposed change of registration policy for .IE domain names

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IEDR, the Irish Domain Registry, recently announced that it was a running a Public Consultation with a view to liberalising the .IE domain name registration policy....more

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Time to re-visit the 2-year time bar in a .CN complaint?

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Unlike the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP), the CNNIC ccTLD Dispute Resolution Policy (CNDRP) – the dispute resolution policy governing the .CN domain in China – sets a time bar which stipulates that no...more

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WIPO - UDRP: Proof of bad faith registration crucial

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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 mainly based on the lack of evidence...more

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gTLDs: The luck of the .IRISH

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The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) launched the application process for new generic Top Level Domains (gTLDs) in January 2012.  The new gTLD program resulted in an unprecedented expansion of the...more

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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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Drone on Drones: Website Promises to Create “No-fly” Zones for Drones

A new website promises to allow property owners to establish a no-fly zone over their land by registering their address with an online database. “NoFlyZone.org” will then partner with drone manufacturers, which will add the...more

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Organic Internet Growth: New .ORGANIC Domain Names Launch

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If an organic standards body has approved you or your product, you are likely eligible to register an .organic domain name. Interested brand owners should apply as soon as possible and before the sunrise period closes on...more

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FATCA Registration Begins

On August 19, 2013, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) announced the opening of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (“FATCA”) registration website (the “Portal”). The Portal, which was originally slated to open July 15,...more

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Viewing complaints on the CFPB website: should a company register?

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Should our company sign up to use an online company portal to view consumer complaints about us submitted to the CFPB? That’s the question we are being asked by clients who have been contacted by a CFPB representative...more

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IP 101 – 10 Things to Know About Copyrights

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1. What is a copyright? Copyright protection exists in any original “expression” of an idea that is fixed in any physical medium, such as paper, digital media, or film. Copyrights cover such diverse things as art,...more

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