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.
Two trademarks may legitimately share the same sign without ever colliding. Trademark law is equipped to organise such coexistence, through the principles of speciality and… Read More »Homonymous Trademarks and Domain Names
A French Banking institution recently suffered a setback in a UDRP decision[1] concerning <vdft.com>, pitting it against a domainer based in India. The complainant argued… Read More »UDRP – Can anyone invoke unregistered trademark rights? Yes, but…
The European Digital Omnibus proposal, presented on 19 November 2025 by the European Commission, is part of a broader effort to modernize and harmonize the… Read More »The Effects of the Digital Omnibus on Trademark Protection
In September 2025, a U.S. federal court granted an emergency injunction against the sale of counterfeit LABUBU figurines. The decision highlights how brand protection strategies can rely on swift judicial action, particularly during peak shopping periods.
Twenty-five years after its adoption, the UDRP is not facing a revolution but targeted adjustments. The WIPO–ICA final report confirms the strength of the mechanism while identifying pragmatic improvements to enhance efficiency, predictability, and fairness in domain name dispute resolution.
With the launch of .AGENT, Unstoppable Domains is accelerating a now-established strategy: creating Web3 identities today that may become fully fledged DNS extensions tomorrow. As… Read More ».AGENT and Beyond: The New Frontier of Bi-Registry TLDs
In the landscape of new gTLDs, some disputes feel almost too predictable. Yet behind these seemingly anecdotal cases often lie insufficient prevention strategies. The recent… Read More »UDRP on ralphlauren.website: Why This Dispute Should Never Have Existed
The Association Française pour le Nommage Internet en Coopération (AFNIC) is well known to registrars as the registry that manages, among other things, the .fr… Read More »Identity Theft: AFNIC Wins UDRP Case on afnic.report
The decision issued on 13 October 2025 in GROUPE ADEO / LEROY MERLIN v. Traffic Jet concerning the domain name <leroymerlin.live> raises legitimate concerns. Although… Read More »Leroy Merlin Loses UDRP Complaint in A Hard-to-Defend Decision
