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Key Trademark Rights Protection Mechanism for New Top-Level Domains Opens March 26, 2013
The first of hundreds of new generic top-level domain name (gTLD) registries 1 are expected to launch in the summer of 2013. The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), the NGO that regulates the domain name space, published...
A Red-Leather Day: Giving Single Color Trademarks in the Fashion Industry a Little Sole
On Wednesday, September 5 th , 2012 the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit delivered its much anticipated decision in the case of Christian Louboutin et al. v. Yves Saint Laurent America, Inc., No.11-3303 , holding that Louboutin...
How to Feel About the "Big Reveal": Roundup on the Land Rush for New gTLD Applications
The curtain has been drawn back and the applicants and applied-for strings of new gTLDs have taken center stage this week. Ultimately, the "Big Reveal" exposed what many had long speculated, namely, a fair number of large brand name businesses...
What's the Deal with the "Big Reveal"? Getting Exposed to the List of New gTLD Applicants and Applications
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has identified June 13, 2012 as the target date for publication of the full list of applied-for new generic top-level domain names (gTLDs), as well as pertinent information regarding Applicant names...