Emmanuel Gillet

The Covid-19 pandemic, which has been raging since the end of December, has aroused among the most unworthy of us inclinations of immorality and inhumanity.… Read More »Covid-19: when counterfeiting speculates on the pandemic, panic, and scarcity

La pandémie de Covid-19 qui sévit depuis fin décembre a fait naître chez les plus indignes d’entre nous des velléités d’une immoralité et d’une inhumanité que… Read More »Covid-19 : quand la contrefaçon spécule sur la pandémie, la panique et la pénurie

The entry into force of the general data protection regulation (GDPR) (eur-lex.europa.eu) on May 25, 2018, caused an earthquake by imposing the silence of most… Read More »Whois and GDPR: the US response is underway

The Ordonnance n° 2019-1169 of the 13 November 2019 (legifrance.gouv.fr) concerning trade marks in respect of goods or services has been published in the French… Read More »French trademark applications: the usefulness of of a prior rights search on domain names

On March 4, 2020, several members of the Consumer Protection and Trade subcommittee (energycommere.house.gov/subcommittees) — a branch of the Energy and Trade Commission of the House of Representatives… Read More »Online counterfeiting and consumer safety: commentary on the March 4, 2020 hearings before the U.S. House of Representatives

Facebook is suing the Namecheap domain name registrar and the Whoisguard proxy service in an Arizona court. Facebook accuses the two companies of having registered… Read More »Cybersquatting: Facebook sues Namecheap and Whoisguard

On October 31, 2018, the President of the French Parliament had entrusted the French Court of Audit (Cour des comptes) with carrying out an investigation… Read More »French Court of Audit on counterfeiting: towards an enhanced obligation of vigilance for e-commerce platforms

Le 31 octobre 2018, le Président de l’Assemblée nationale avait confié à la Cour des comptes la réalisation d’une enquête portant sur « la lutte contre… Read More »Rapport de la Cour des comptes sur la contrefaçon : vers une obligation de vigilance renforcée des plateformes de commerce électronique

Following a procedure administered by the National Arbitration Forum, the domain name ihatedell.com was transferred to the complainant, Dell Inc. Contrary to what one might… Read More »UDRP on ihatedell.com: a transfer decision unrelated to freedom of expression