Since 2018, the European Commission has published a biennial report on the state of counterfeiting in the world (on the 2018 report: iptwins.com, 2018-12-16; on… Read More »European Commission 2022 report on online counterfeiting
The Committee on Legal Affairs of the European Parliament published a study on non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and intellectual property (Dr. Katharina Garbers-von Boehm, Helena Haag,… Read More »Study commissioned by the European Parliament on non-fungible tokens and intellectual property
A few blockchain domain name operators, including Unstoppable Domains, have created the Web3 Domain Alliance or W3DA (web3domainalliance.com). To date, the W3DA comprises the following… Read More »Blockchain domain names: the birth of the Web3 Domain Alliance (W3DA)
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) identifiers are entitled to enhanced protection under Article 6ter of the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property of… Read More »Can the International Olympic Committee prohibit the registration of domain names similar to the words “olympic” and “olympique”?
“First come, first served, so don’t come too late“, wrote Shakespeare in Measure for Measure, in 1616. “First come, first served” is a customary law proverb… Read More »New blockchain top-level domains: first come, first served?
The Directorate General for Competition, Consumer Affairs, and Fraud Prevention (DGCCRF) is a branch of the French administration under the aegis of the Ministry of… Read More »Compliance with the Constitution of the delisting of Wish.com ordered by the French administration
On September 22, 2022, a decision rendered under the aegis of the Forum ordered the transfer of the domain name <arcelormittal.com.de> to the steel group… Read More »How to resolve a dispute over a domain name such as marque.com.de?
As a branch of the Asian Domain Name Dispute Resolution Center (ADNDRC), the Hong Kong International Arbitration Center (HKIAC) is one of the domain name… Read More »HKIAC Guide to Alternative Domain Name Dispute Resolution (2nd ed.)
The “France.com” case made an impression. It may also constitute a turning point in the legal regime of this category of signs which, in diplomatic… Read More »The geographical name of national importance: common good or private monopoly?
On June 10, 2022, the Paris court ruled that Amazon had violated the Carré Blanc trademark by implementing a “tortuous SEO strategy”. Concerning natural… Read More »French court holds Amazon liable for trademark infringement
