On March 7, 2024, the British Intellectual Property Office published a report developed by a team of experts [1] at shedding light on the links… Read More »The future of IP Rights in the metaverse: insights from the British Intellectual Property Office
On March 19, 2024, the European Commission published its “Recommendation on measures to combat counterfeiting and strengthen respect for intellectual property rights” (Europa.eu, 2024.03.19). Through… Read More »2024 European Commission Recommendation on measures to combat counterfeiting
Under Article 11 of the ICANN Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) Rules, the language of the dispute resolution process is determined by the… Read More »Enhancing transparency in domain name disputes: the case for including registration agreement language in WhoIs data
David Hogg, a Parkland school shooting survivor, and gun control activist has registered the domain name shoptrumpsneakers.com, which refers to Donald Trump’s new sneaker brand.… Read More »Shoptrumpsneakers.com: David Hogg’s push for gun control using Trump’s new sneaker brand
The Swiss Federal Administration recently announced that natural persons domiciled in Switzerland and Swiss nationals will be entitled to register a .swiss domain name. Applications… Read More »Less restrictions for .swiss extension
The .shop extension continues to be of significant interest to cybersquatters. Brands active in online commerce are particularly targeted. As a preventive measure, it is… Read More ».shop: a strategic extension for e-commerce
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has proposed the creation of a new top-level domain (TLD) .INTERNAL. This extension would be for… Read More »ICANN proposes the creation of an extension for internal use
The Brand Safety Alliance (BSA), an offshoot of GoDaddy Registry, introduced GlobalBlock, a new domain name blocking service covering over 500 domain name extensions. In… Read More »GlobalBlock: Introducing a new blocking mechanism in over 500 extensions
Every year begins with the release of the World Intellectual Property Organization’s (WIPO) Arbitration and Mediation Center statistics on domain name disputes. These figures are… Read More »WIPO cybersquatting statistics: just the tip of the iceberg
Verizon initiated a lawsuit against Mr. McMan for cybersquatting, invoking the 15 U.S.C. § 1125(d) (Anti-Cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act or “ACPA”), trademark infringement based on 15 U.S.C. § 1114(1) (Lanham Act), and false designation of origin under 15 U.S.C. § 1125(a)(1)(A) (Lanham Act).
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