On June 27, 2020, ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) revoked the .AIGO brandTLD. The Chinese company Aigo Digital Technology Co, Ltd, manufacturer… Read More »New gTLDs: first revocation of a dotBRAND for breach of the registry agreement
Le 27 juin 2020, l’ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) a révoqué le brandTLD .AIGO. La société chinoise Aigo Digital Technology Co,Ltd, fabriquant… Read More »Première révocation d’un dotBRAND pour manquements contractuels
On February 26, 2020, the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement on Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications entered into force (wipo.int). Recently, a Shanghai… Read More »The protection of wine geographical indications: legislative efforts since Pliny
Le 26 février 2020, l’Acte de Genève de l’Arrangement de Lisbonne concernant la protection des appellations d’origine et leur enregistrement international entrait en vigueur (wipo.int).… Read More »La protection des indications géographiques viticoles : un voeu pieux ?
Analysis of the UDRP decisions made following procedures started during the COVID-19 pandemic reminds us of the impossibility of predicting all cybersquatting cases. These decisions… Read More »Some tips for a domain name portfolio management strategy in pandemic times
Amazon and Valentino join forces to sue Kaitlyn Pan and Hao Pan before a Washington State court for infringement of intellectual property rights (Amazon and… Read More »Amazon and Valentino v. Kaitlyn Pan: contractual breach and counterfeiting
Amazon et Valentino s’unissent pour assigner Kaitlyn Pan et Hao Pan devant le juge de l’État de Washington (où Amazon a son siège social) pour… Read More »Amazon et Valentino c. Kaitlyn Pan : faute contractuelle et contrefaçon
In a judgment of April 30, 2020 (CJEU, April 30, 2020, A v. B., aff. C ‑ 772/18), the Court of Justice of the European Union… Read More »CJEU: the storage of goods by a natural person acting as an economic operator constitutes a use in the course of trade
Dans un arrêt du 30 avril 2020 (CJUE, 30 avr. 2020, A c. B., aff. C‑772/18), la Cour de Justice de l’Union Européenne (CJUE) s’est prononcée… Read More »CJUE : la détention de biens par une personne physique agissant comme un opérateur économique constitue un usage dans la vie des affaires
Google completes its procedures for a more reliable Internet. Traditionally, brand owners have had the chance to request the removal of content such as paid… Read More »Google Search: finally, a take-down procedure for removing non-commercial links!
