ICANN approves adding new generic top-level domains *

USA - August 5 2011
On June 20, 2011, ICANN approved adding new generic top-level domain names (gTLDs).

Co-authors: Janet F. Satterthwaite.

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Federal Circuit holds that a patent license covers a later issued continuation patent *

USA - August 5 2011
In the recent case General Protecht Group, Inc. v. Leviton Manufacturing Co., Inc., the Federal Circuit held that where continuation patents are issued after a previous settlement agreement that licensed the parent patents, the continuation patents are covered by an implied license of that settlement agreement. No. 2011-1115 (Fed. Cir. July 8, 2011).

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Brand owners must decide how to react to .xxx before October 28, 2011 *

Global - August 2 2011
In the latest domain-name headache for brand owners, .xxx has been approved by ICANN as a new generic top-level domain, on the same plane as .com, .net, .org, .mobi, .info, etc., but this one is for adult content.

Co-authors: Janet F. Satterthwaite.

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Important change to the domain name system: what nonprofits need to know *

USA - June 23 2011
Earlier this week, the organization that governs the Internet's domain name registry system, ICANN, approved a plan to dramatically increase the number of Internet domain name endings – called generic top-level domains.

Co-authors: Jeffrey S. Tenenbaum, Janet F. Satterthwaite.

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Breaking news: historic change to domain name system--what you should know *

Global - June 23 2011
The organization that governs the Domain Name System, ICANN, voted this week to launch the new application process for an unlimited number of new top-level domains, despite lingering doubts and objections from trademark owners and others.

Co-authors: Janet F. Satterthwaite.

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