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Domain Name News: January 2024

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This is the January 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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Domain Name News: February 2023

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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

BakerHostetler

Decentralized Domains: Metaverse Land Grab

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As the metaverse continues to become a more established marketplace, and consumers become more familiar with non-fungible tokens (NFTs), NFT marketplaces, decentralized domains, bitcoin, crypto wallets and the blockchain, it...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Unauthorized Blockchain Domain Names: What's a Brand to Do?

Just when you thought you had a handle on domain name enforcement, blockchain technology has given rise to blockchain domain names, which bring novel and complex challenges. There are currently millions of blockchain domain...more

Hogan Lovells

Anchovy News, October 2021

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This is the October 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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Analyzing the impact of the EU GDPR on access to WHOIS data, one year on

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During the Annual INTA 2019 Meeting, a panel was held on the EU General Data Privacy Regulation (GDPR) and the temporary removal of data for the WHOIS directory. IPMT Partner David Taylor spoke on the following GDPR issues...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Privacy & Cybersecurity Update - May 2018

In this month's edition of Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we discuss the General Data Protection Regulation taking effect and whether regulators are ready, as well as ICANN's release of temporary measures to ensure domain...more

Cooley LLP

Alert: A Dark Time for Data: WHOIS Blackout Period Likely Starting in May

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What do you do when you want to look up the owner of a domain name? You probably perform a "WHOIS search" to find out the owner's name and contact information. The WHOIS system, which makes certain domain registration data...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

What’s up with WHOIS? The GDPR May Limit or Prevent Access to Domain Name Registration Information

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Domain name registrars and registries might soon be changing their mantra from, “I think ICANN,” to, “Maybe ICANN’T,” when it comes to providing publicly available WHOIS information for domain name registrants. New potential...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Do You Want a “.health” Web Domain Name? Do You Want to Prevent Others from Using Your Trademark in a “.health” Web Domain Name?

“.health” (dot - health) is one of the newest domain extensions (also known as Top Level Domain, or TLD), reserved for brands, organizations, and people who provide health products, services, and/or information. The new...more

Goodwin

.Insurance: What You Need to Know About the Newest Internet Domain Name

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Yesterday, the new .insurance Internet top-level domain opens up to members of the insurance industry and will be awarded on a “first-come, first-served” basis. Below is what your organization needs to know about...more

Cooley LLP

Blog: Maintaining Control of Your Brand Among 1,200 New gTLDs

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The authors of every successful business strategy know that a company must protect its trade marks and its brand from the outset. The primary means of doing so is to register trade marks in each of the territories in which...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Trademark, Copyright &...

Marshmallow Justice: 10 Tales of Legal Fluff and Other Stuff

Just about one hundred years ago, Archibald Query of Somerville, Massachusetts invented the first commercial marshmallow cream, which he pedaled door-to-door in Union Square. Around 1917, he sold the recipe for $500 to two...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Six Key Takeaways from ICANN 53 in Buenos Aires

The 53rd international meeting of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) formally concluded on Thursday, June 25, 2015, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. As always, the ICANN community discussed several...more

McGuireWoods LLP

What You Need to Know About .Sucks Domain Names

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Over the past two years, more than 500 new top-level domains (TLDs, or the words to the right of the dot in a domain name, such as .com or .edu) like .attorney, .consulting, .menu, and even .rocks have launched. But none has...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

US House of Representatives Holds Hearing on the .SUCKS New gTLD and ICANN Accountability and Stakeholder Trust

On May 13, 2015, the US House of Representatives Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet held a hearing on "Stakeholder Perspectives on ICANN: The .SUCKS Domain and Essential...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Trademark, Copyright &...

INTA.sucks: Brand Prophylaxis or Trademark “Protection” Racket?

I’m back from the International Trademark Association (INTA) Annual Meeting in beautiful (if a bit cloudy and windy) San Diego, which featured the usual array of client meetings, networking with counsel from around the world,...more

Carlton Fields

Banks Take Notice: The Sunrise Period for .bank Registrations is Coming Soon

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The sunrise period for .bank is currently scheduled to take place between May 18 and June 16, 2015. Only trademark holders who have obtained verification of their bank’s trademarks with the Trademark Clearinghouse (TMCH) may...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

What To Do About the .SUCKS New gTLD

In connection with its New Generic Top-Level Domain (gTLD) Program, as of March 2015, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has delegated nearly 550 new gTLDs. This significant expansion of the...more

McAfee & Taft

New ‘.bank’ domain available in mid-2015

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New opportunities for the banking community are coming this year. In the fall of 2014, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), the entity responsible for coordinating internet domain names, granted...more

Morgan Lewis

ICANN News: 500+ New gTLDs Introduced to the Internet

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A milestone has been reached in the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers’ controversial and ambitious generic top-level domain program. On February 6, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Seven Key Takeaways From ICANN 51 in Los Angeles

The 51st international meeting of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) formally concluded on Thursday, October 16, 2014, in Los Angeles. As always, the ICANN community discussed several high-profile...more

PilieroMazza PLLC

The gTLD Explosion: Changes to Domain Names that All Businesses Should be Aware Of

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The universe of domain names within the internet is undergoing radical change and businesses need to be aware of how to navigate in this new world. On June 20, 2011, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers...more

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