From May 2 to 6, 2026, the International Trademark Association (INTA) will hold its Annual Meeting in London. This major event will bring together several thousand intellectual property professionals from around the world to discuss developments in trademark law and the growing challenges of brand protection in the digital environment. The IP Twins team will be present.
The sunrise period for the .play gTLD is open until 9 March 2026. Behind this dynamic extension, operated by Charleston Road Registry (Google), lies a… Read More ».PLAY: A New Strategic Window for Trademark Owners
Defensive domain strategies are usually driven by commercial relevance. But some country-code domains present structural risk factors that make them more attractive to fraud actors and more costly to enforce against. This article explores how registration accessibility, registrar behavior, and dispute complexity can help identify high-risk ccTLDs that may deserve defensive priority — even in markets where a brand has little or no presence.
The 2026 round of new generic top-level domains (gTLDs) does not concern brand applicants alone. It also opens a strategic window for cities, regions, and… Read More »New gTLDs 2026: A Strict Legal Framework and a Strategic Opportunity for Territories
The metaverse is emerging as a new strategic space for brands. NFTs, virtual environments, and blockchain domains offer unprecedented opportunities for value creation and consumer… Read More »Web3: New Opportunities and Growing Threats for Brands
Can the fame of a global industrial leader be dismissed in a few lines—without reasoning, without criteria, and without evidence from the other side? In… Read More »ALSTOM v. alstomarketing.com: When Silence Makes the Case
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has published its annual statistics relating to domain name disputes. The year 2025 marks a historic record in terms… Read More »2025, a record-breaking year for domain name disputes before WIPO
The WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center has published its annual statistics relating to UDRP proceedings (wipo.int). These data show IP Twins among the ten representatives… Read More »IP Twins among the ten most active actors in UDRP proceedings before WIPO
Table of Contents Long reduced to a purely technical function, the domain name has gradually become a space for expression in its own right. With… Read More »Colour TLDs: Encoding Emotion into the Domain Name
The ICANN 2026 cycle marks the return of a rare milestone in Internet governance. Between April and August 2026, companies, institutions, and project leaders will be able to apply for the creation of new top-level domains. Procedure, timeline, costs, and strategic implications, this concise reminder outlines what needs to be known, and above all, what must be anticipated.
