Topic: brand protection

Trademark Clearinghouse for Top-Level Domains (gTLDs) Launches March 26, 2013 – FAQ

[Link: gTLD Update for February 2013 - Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.] “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, including vanity TLDs,… Read more »

You Show Me Yours, I’ll Show You Mine – Why gTLD Reveal Day Matters to You

All businesses should be interested in “Reveal Day” – June 13, 2012 – when the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) makes public more than 1,900 applications for generic top-level domain (gTLD) names. The publication of the applied-for domain names – along with the entities trying to obtain them – begins a 60-day… Read more »

IP Law Roundup: Google Adwords Redux, Louis Vuitton & UPENN & Hyundai, USPTO Pilot Program, Malpractice Claims…

We’ve been itching to put together a new roundup of Intellectual Property Law advisories — a number of interesting updates have passed through JD Supra over the last few days and we’ve wanted to capture them for you. But before we get on with it, let’s all say out loud together (speak up in the… Read more »

Brand Protection in the News: 5 Interesting Trademark Law Updates

For your interest, here are five noteworthy trademark law updates touching upon always-important issues of Brand Protection: 1. .XXX marks the spot: you’ve got less than two months to stop your brand from becoming the star of an adult entertainment site. “ICM Registry, the company tapped by ICANN to manage the .XXX domain registry, will start… Read more »