New gTLD : .DAY, from 14 December 2021
.DAY, a new gTLD administered by the registry branch of Google, will be available from December 14, 2021. The sunrise period will run until January… Read More »New gTLD : .DAY, from 14 December 2021
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Review of out-of-court decisions relating to domain names: November 2021
Welcome to the first issue of our new format devoted to a short monthly selection of out-of-court decisions relating to domain names. 1. What were… Read More »Review of out-of-court decisions relating to domain names: November 2021
Black Friday and Cyber Monday: detecting abusive domain name registrations and acting quickly
Each year, the Black Friday/Cyber Monday event comes with multiple and heterolytic cyber threats, including cybersquatting and typosquatting. In this regard, the mere creation of… Read More »Black Friday and Cyber Monday: detecting abusive domain name registrations and acting quickly
Denigration and retention of access codes to social media
Company A, which sells cosmetic products, had entrusted company B, a digital agency, with a support mission in digital strategy, particularly the management of social… Read More »Denigration and retention of access codes to social media
NIS2 directive (proposal): duties of domain name registries and registrars
The directive on measures for a high common level of cybersecurity across the Union, known as “NIS2”, which is at the stage of a proposal… Read More »NIS2 directive (proposal): duties of domain name registries and registrars
The coexistence agreement as a mean for preventing disputes relating to domain names
In trademark law, a coexistence agreement is an agreement by which the parties, owners of similar or identical trademarks, decide to organize their coexistence, subject… Read More »The coexistence agreement as a mean for preventing disputes relating to domain names
Distribution agreements and domain names
Any distribution agreement must include clear and precise conditions on the use of trademarks, including in the form of domain names. It is not uncommon… Read More »Distribution agreements and domain names
France: proof of the well-known status of a trademark through the Barrisol case
The end of a license for intellectual property rights has the sudden effect of restoring the parties to the status quo ante. One day, the… Read More »France: proof of the well-known status of a trademark through the Barrisol case
The “france.com” case brought to the United States Supreme Court
In 2017, the Paris Court of Appeal ordered France.com to transfer the domain name france.com to France (iptwins.com, 2021-04-28; iptwins.com, 2018-07 -05; iptwins.com, 2018-05-15). France.com… Read More »The “france.com” case brought to the United States Supreme Court
Domain names: collection of recent extrajudicial procedures that could have been avoided
Introduction 1. Solutions to combat cybersquatting/typosquatting 2. Specialized TLDs 3. Geographical TLDs 4. TLD as part of the brand 5. Hyphen: with or without? Conclusion… Read More »Domain names: collection of recent extrajudicial procedures that could have been avoided