Combating the Sale of Counterfeit Goods
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
“Crystal vision” c. “Crystal visual”: no confusion
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
Israel: sunrise period for the ישראל TLD (Israel in Hebrew) from May 10, 2022
The Israeli registry announced the opening of the top-level domain ישראל. (Israel in Hebrew). A priority registration period is provided for rights holders (sunrise period).… Read More »Israel: sunrise period for the ישראל TLD (Israel in Hebrew) from May 10, 2022
WhoIs data: new response from ICANN to the European Commission
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
UDRP on hkex.com, hkex.net and hkex.org: no limitation period but evidence of bad faith that is too old
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
France.com: “the national territory in its economic, geographical, historical, political and cultural identity”
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”
UDRP on batmanerc.com: super-heroes and cryptocurrencies
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
2022 Europol and European Intellectual Property Office Counterfeiting Report
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
ICANN Report on DNS Abuse
ICANN released a DNS Abuse Report based on data collected between October 2017 and January 2022. According to ICANN, over the reporting period, the total… Read More »ICANN Report on DNS Abuse
Russia: denial of justice for foreign parties
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
