The following domain names are for sale, among thousands more: They are called “blockchain domain names”, “Web3 domain names”, “crypto domains”, “NFT domain names” and… Read More »Decentralized domain names: the need for discussion between operators and intellectual property right holders
On June 20, 2022, ICANN and EURid signed a Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen their collaboration in developing Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs) (icann.org, June 22,… Read More »A Memorandum of Understanding between ICANN and EURid on Internationalized Domain Names
The issue of combating the online sale of counterfeit products, especially fashion items and luxury accessories, has been a massive thorn of big brands for… Read More »Combating the Sale of Counterfeit Goods
It is important to specify that the dispute takes place in the context of the French market. Cristal vision, optician, owns a word trademark “Cristal… Read More »“Crystal vision” c. “Crystal visual”: no confusion
On 25 November 2020, the European Commission published its “An intellectual property action plan to support the EU’s recovery and resilience” (COM(2020) 760 final: eur-lex.europa.eu).… Read More »WhoIs data: new response from ICANN to the European Commission
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) was established on 8 July 1999. This company owns many domain names, the oldest of which date back to… Read More »UDRP on hkex.com, hkex.net and hkex.org: no limitation period but evidence of bad faith that is too old
In a landmark judgment, the French supreme court decided that “the name “France” is a component of the identity of the French State, in that… Read More »France.com: “the national territory in its economic, geographical, historical, political and cultural identity”
Would Bruce Wayne invest part of his fantastical financial inheritance in cryptocurrency? It is, in any case, a fantasy that a cybersquatter tried to realize… Read More »UDRP on batmanerc.com: super-heroes and cryptocurrencies
The joint annual report of Europol and the European Intellectual Property Office (europol.europa.eu, March 2022) confirms an increasing import of packaging materials and semi-finished products… Read More »2022 Europol and European Intellectual Property Office Counterfeiting Report
The news intrigued the mainstream press (see, for example, theindependent.co.uk; dailymail.co.uk; mirror.co.uk; thesun.co.uk) and intellectual property blogs (not. worldipreview.com). A Russian court has refused to… Read More »Russia: denial of justice for foreign parties
