On June 9, 2022, the Chairman, among others, of the Subcommittee on Intellectual Property of the United States Senate Judiciary Committee, requested a study on… Read More »NFTs and intellectual property: summary of a report submitted to the U.S. Congress
Massive frauds are being observed in domain registrations reproducing a brand followed by the name of a country, with .com extension. The process consists in… Read More »Increase in cybersquatting on [brand][country].com registrations
GlobalBlock represents a significant advancement in the realm of online brand protection, heralding an era where security reaches unprecedented heights. This service effectively blocks the… Read More »Unstoppable Domains joins GlobalBlock
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
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).
On the 12th of December 2023, the SYRELI panel of AFNIC granted the transfer of the domain name porcelainefrancaisedelimoges.fr to the Association for the geographical… Read More »Porcelainefrancaisedelimoges.fr: first SYRELI decision involving a geographical indication protecting industrial and artisanal goods
Regulation (EU) 2023/2411 of the European Parliament and of the Council of October 18, 2023 on the protection of geographical indications of artisanal and industrial… Read More »The regulation (EU) 2023/2411 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 October 2023 on the protection of geographical indications for craft and industrial products
UDRP now applicable to .ga domains! In just a few months, the Gabonese domains underwent major changes. While they used to be operated by Freenom,… Read More »UDRP now applicable to .ga domains!
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