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Wed 7th August 2013
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The Trademark Clearinghouse: Safeguard Your Trademark Online - The imminent launch of the new gTLD (generic top level domain) program will greatly expand current availability of domain names, offering brands and businesses more choices for promoting themselves online. In the coming years, an unlimited number of new second level domains will become available, often on a first-come, first-served basis. The first batch of new gTLDs will include nearly 1,400 new top-level domains including .computer, .insurance, .nyc, .sucks, and others. This program raises ... read more ...
Tue 6th August 2013
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Verisign Publishes “New gTLD Security, Stability, Resiliency Update: Exploratory … - Consider what might happen if overnight, some networked systems inside a healthcare provider in Japan began to suffer undiagnosed system failures. Would it be a concern if some installations of banking software in the islands of the Caribbean became non-responsive?  Perhaps pause would be warranted when embarking on a visit to a developing nation, and discovering that the hotels in the region have suffered outages of their reservation systems. What if a rash of major enterprises around the world ... read more ...
 
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Hungary: no need to cancel a defendant’s trade mark to commence infringement … - With decisions of July 30 and July 31, 2013 in case LRO2013-0068 and LRO2013-0069, the Panel of the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center rejected the Legal Rights Objection filed against the applied-for gTLD strings .merck and .emerck by Merck KGaA (Germany) on the basis that these do not infringe the trade mark rights of complainant Merck Co, Inc. (US). In this note both cases, which are virtually identical as to facts and motivation, will be discussed together. Merck KGaA and Merck Co., Inc. ... read more ...
 
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Donuts Names New CFO - Donuts Inc., the domain name registration firm targeting the new global top level domain (gTLD) market which has major operations in Los Angeles, has appointed a new CFO, the company said Tuesday. The firm announced that it has named Jeff deCillia as its Chief Financial Officer, located in the company's Bellevue, Washington office. Kevin Wilson, the company's former CFO, has become VP of Finance. deCillia was most recently CFO of INRIX, and also served as CFO of PivotLink, Captaris (acquired by ... read more ...
 
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Retailers fail to derail ICANN’s ‘express’ train to more top-level domains - There’s no denying it: The Internet domain name system poses serious challenges for trademark owners. Domain name cybersquatting was the original trademark Internet twist. And the current explosive expansion in top-level domains will create new trademark conflicts, and possibly new twists in Internet trademark law, as two very recent cases involving the retailers Express and The Limited illustrate. Before diving into these recent decisions, let’s quickly review top-level domains. They are ... read more ...
 
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Further gTLD delays proposed as ‘risk to internet’ revealed - Responding to research that highlights the risk of collision between applied-for gTLD strings and non-delegated TLDs, ICANN has proposed mitigation measures for the different risk profiles applications fall into. The result? Uncertainty, additional work and potential delays for applicants. Yesterday ICANN released the results of a study considering the likelihood and impact of name space collisions between applied-for new gTLD strings and non-delegated TLDs (in internal naming systems), ... read more ...
Mon 5th August 2013
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Feu vert pour .vlaanderen - New gTLDs DNS Belgium a reçu l’autorisation de déployer l’extension internet .vlaanderen. Le gestionnaire belge des noms de domaine DNS Belgium a reçu le résultat de ce qu’on appelle l’‘Initial Evaluation’ de la part de l’Icann, l’autorité internationale dans le domaine de la gestion des noms de domaine. L’obtention de cette Initial Evaluation est une première étape essentielle dans la création de la nouvelle extension. En mars 2012, DNS Belgium s’était vu attribuer ... read more ...
 
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Feu vert pour .vlaanderen - New gTLDs DNS Belgium a reçu l’autorisation de déployer l’extension internet .vlaanderen. Le gestionnaire belge des noms de domaine DNS Belgium a reçu le résultat de ce qu’on appelle l’‘Initial Evaluation’ de la part de l’Icann, l’autorité internationale dans le domaine de la gestion des noms de domaine. L’obtention de cette Initial Evaluation est une première étape essentielle dans la création de la nouvelle extension. En mars 2012, DNS Belgium s’était vu attribuer ... read more ...
Sat 3rd August 2013
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Boston Globe Is Sold Including Boston.com & New gTLD .Boston For 70 Million … - Boston Red Sox principal owner John Henry is going to buy  The Boston Globe.  The Boston Globe also owns and operates Boston.com and is the sole applicant for the new gTLD .Boston for $70 million in cash. The seller is the Times Co. which operates the New York Times. The Times Co. is taking a huge beating on the transaction as it purchased the Globe for $1.1 billion it paid for the paper in 1993. The Company as I mentioned is also the owner (although not being reported in the mainstream press) ... read more ...
Fri 2nd August 2013
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ICM’s .Porn gTLD Passes ICANN’s Initial Evaluation - MARINA DEL REY, Calif. — ICM Registry received approval from ICANN this morning to move forward with plans to create a .porn generic top-level domain. ICANN's decision to grant initial approval is a strategic victory for the .xxx operator, which last month also received the green light on another gTLD, .adult. Stuart Lawley, CEO of ICM Registry, told XBIZ that the firm plans on locking up another gTLD, .sex, before the end of the month.  "In our opinion and having studied the healthy rankings ... read more ...
 
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Legal Aspects of Choosing a Domain Name - (Ping! Zine Web Tech Magazine) - Choosing the right domain name for your website can be a difficult task. There are several aspects of the selection process that you need to evaluate: It must be a proper reflection of your brand and your website, it must be memorable, and ideally it must be available under the appropriate generic top-level domains (gTLDs). In addition, one area that new users might not be aware of is the legal aspect that comes along with domain selection. ... read more ...
 
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OBJECTIONS AGAINST gTLD STRINGS .MERCK AND .EMERCK FAIL - With decisions of July 30 and July 31, 2013 in case LRO2013-0068 and LRO2013-0069, the Panel of the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center rejected the Legal Rights Objection filed against the applied-for gTLD strings .merck and .emerck by Merck KGaA (Germany) on the basis that these do not infringe the trade mark rights of complainant Merck Co, Inc. (US). In this note both cases, which are virtually identical as to facts and motivation, will be discussed together. Merck KGaA and Merck Co., Inc. ... read more ...
 
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General Court: bad faith and battle over Salini in Italy - With decisions of July 30 and July 31, 2013 in case LRO2013-0068 and LRO2013-0069, the Panel of the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center rejected the Legal Rights Objection filed against the applied-for gTLD strings .merck and .emerck by Merck KGaA (Germany) on the basis that these do not infringe the trade mark rights of complainant Merck Co, Inc. (US). In this note both cases, which are virtually identical as to facts and motivation, will be discussed together. Merck KGaA and Merck Co., Inc. ... read more ...
 
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Governments Disagree On GI Protection At TLD Level - Governments met recently to try to decide: Should special protection be provided online for geographical indications, in addition to trademark rights, geographical names and names of international organisations? Governments gathered at the 14-18 July Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Number (ICANN) 47 meeting in Durban, South Africa were unable to agree on how to proceed in that regard, with a battle developing between the European Union and the United States and Australia. US and ... read more ...
 
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TLD Maxima-Zero Seven Motorsports riders continue strong season at Hervey Bay - Motocross NewsTLD Maxima-Zero Seven Motorsports riders continue strong season at Hervey Bay Posted: Friday, 2nd August, 2013 : 4:02 PM - - 155 Reads TLD Maxima-Zero Seven Motorsports riders’ Kade Mosig and Cody Mackie continued their run of strong performances in the 2013 Monster Energy MX Nationals Championship, finishing 3rd and 10th in their respective MX2 and MX1 classes in Hervey Bay, Queensland on ... read more ...
Thu 1st August 2013
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Matt Cutts: Be Careful About How You Choose Your ccTLDs - With great .com names becoming more and more scarce, and with the resale value of fabulous .com names being worth thousands or even millions of dollars, many businesses have resorted to that great name – but in a country-specific TLD (ccTLD), even if it's a country they don’t do business in. But in a world where Google is geo-targeting search results, could using a country specific TLD hurt your search rankings in Google, or can Google figure it out for themselves that your keyword.tv domain ... read more ...
 
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ICANN 47: Policy Debates and Cautious Optimism - A strange feeling came over me after I got home from ICANN 47 in Durban, something I haven't felt after an ICANN meeting before. The feeling? Optimism. I'm optimistic, albeit cautiously so, about the future of ICANN and by extension, hopefully that of Internet governance in general. If the meeting in Durban is any indication, we've come a long way in the past year. There were no outbursts of the type that characterized previous meetings. There were no indicted war criminals invited to ... read more ...
 
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Merck & Co Legal Rights Objections Dismissed By WIPO - In two more WIPO decision out today Merck Co., Inc. objection to the applications of Merck KGaA to .Merck and .eMerck were thrown out. Those filing Legal Rights Objections have now lost all 27 decisions that have been issued by WIPO However these case varied from many of the previous cases which dealt with front running trademark application. In these case the objector is the global drug company Merck one of the largest drug companies in the world. Here is the relevant parts of the decision: Objector ... read more ...
 
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.pw – The First TLD to Adopt the Uniform Rapid Suspension Rights Protection … - Dubai, United Arab Emirates, August 01, 2013 --(PR.com)-- The .pw Registry is pleased to announce its adoption of ICANN’s latest rights protection mechanism, the Uniform Rapid Suspension (URS). By doing so, the .pw Registry becomes the first TLD to adopt the newest rights protection mechanism from ICANN. Sandeep Ramchandani, Business Head - .pw Registry said, “Proactive abuse mitigation is one of our primary tenets. URS offers brand owners a highly effective, quick and inexpensive mechanism ... read more ...
 
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Governments Disagree On Geographical Indication Protection At TLD Level - Governments met recently to try to decide: Should special protection be provided online for geographical indications, in addition to trademark rights, geographical names and names of international organisations? Governments gathered at the 14-18 July Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Number (ICANN) 47 meeting in Durban, South Africa were unable to agree on how to proceed in that regard, with a battle developing between the European Union and the United States and Australia. US and ... read more ...
 
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ICANN Will Start Enforcing the New Expired Registration Recovery Policy … - This should really keep registrars on their toes ! Particularly requirements like this ——- ….”if a domain is not renewed, within five (5) days of a domain name’s expiration date, the registrant will be emailed a third notice stating the domain name has expired.” ====================== “During the Redemption Grace Period, the registrant “Must” be permitted by its registrar to restore the deleted registration” Wonder how this “may” affect ... read more ...
 
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Der Handel mit den neuen Webadressen - Die vielleicht größte Namensraumerweiterung des Internet steht bevor. Die Inbetriebnahme der ersten neuen generischen Top Level Domains (newgTLDs) war eigentlich für Mitte 2013 geplant, wird inzwischen aber auf Mitte 2014 angepeilt. TLDs sind die Endungen einer Webadresse, etwa „.de“, „.net“ oder auch die kaum genutze „.biz“. Bislang gab es neben den über 200 Ländercode TLDs (ccTLDs) nur 20 generische TLDs, von denen nur wenige frei verfügbar waren. Jetzt soll der Markt geöffnet ... read more ...
 
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Research tackles impact of Google’s keyword policy change on traffic to mark … - The use of trademarks as keywords to trigger ads for competing companies is a subject that has been the focus of extensive coverage, in WTR and beyond. New research has used the click-stream data from internet users to explore the impact of Google’s 2010 European keywords policy change on traffic to trademark owners’ sites. In April Google announced that it would no longer prevent advertisers from selecting a third party’s trademark as a keyword in ads targeting China, Hong Kong, Macau, ... read more ...
 
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.xxx-Domain wird selten für Malware missbraucht - Gegenüber pressetext vermutet Udo Schneider, Sicherheitsexperte des Virenschutz-Unternehmens Trend Micro, hinter dem guten Abschneiden von .xxx den vergleichsweise hohen Preis, der mit dem Erwerb und dem Besitz dieser TLD einhergeht. Ein Preisvergleich bei einem großen deutschen Domain-Anbieter unterstützt Schneiders These. Während eine .xxx-Endung auf 79 Euro pro Jahr kommt, muss man für .com oder .org jährlich nur 15 Euro hinblättern. Neben den Kosten könnte auch eine laxe und ineffiziente ... read more ...
 
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.pw – The First TLD to Adopt the Uniform Rapid Suspension Rights Protection … – Virtual - The .pw Registry is pleased to announce its adoption of ICANN’s latest rights protection mechanism, the Uniform Rapid Suspension (URS). Dubai, United Arab Emirates, August 01, 2013 --(PR.com)-- The .pw Registry is pleased to announce its adoption of ICANN’s latest rights protection mechanism, the Uniform Rapid Suspension (URS). By doing so, the .pw Registry becomes the first TLD to adopt the newest rights protection mechanism from ICANN. Sandeep Ramchandani, Business Head - .pw Registry ... read more ...