Companies aren’t communities for new TLDs, panelist rules -
Is Merck a community? It’s a murky argument.
An International Chamber of Commerce panelist has issued his rulings in three cases involving the Merck brand. In doing so, he has ruled that companies don’t qualify as communities, at least for new TLD community objections.
The three cases were filed by Merck KGaA against Merck Registry Holdings and MSD Registry Holdings and covered two applications for .merck and one for .merckmsd.
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Merck KGaA sues Merk & Co. over .merck tip turn domain name -
Company files two lawsuits in .merck dispute.
Merck KGaA, one of the applicants for the .merck top level domain names, has filed two lawsuits against competing applicant Merck Co.
According to a reconsideration request (pdf) Merck KGaA filed with ICANN, it has filed suit in District Court in Hamburg, Germany as well as in the United Kingdom.
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