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Global - February 27 2013
ICANN (the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) plans to launch the first of the registries associated with the new generic top-level…
Global - June 28 2012
On June 13, 2012, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), published the much-anticipated list of 1,930 newly-applied for generic Top-Level Domains (gTLDs – the group of letters after the “dot” in a domain name) for which it had received applications from parties seeking to operate new registries.
USA - June 18 2012
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) examines cargo at more than 300 ports of entry into the US, including seaports, airports, and land border crossings, and seizes goods that appear to infringe registered trademarks and copyrights on record.
USA - October 3 2011
With alarming frequency, particularly in recent months, clients have asked us to evaluate official-looking notices that claim to originate from governmental trademark and/or patent offices and legitimate vendors, alleging that the client must pay fees in order to maintain their trademark and patent rights in various jurisdictions.
Global, USA - February 17 2011
On June 16, 2008 ICANN (the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers), a non-profit technical coordination body for the Internet's name and numbering systems, announced that it would allow an unlimited number of new gTLDs (generic top level domain names) to populate the web.
