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Vanity web addresses available to facebook users: the latest trend in online social networking may be the next big challenge for trademark owners

  • Dorsey & Whitney LLP
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  • Global
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  • June 11 2009

In an effort to make it easier for people to find and connect with one another online, social networking provider Facebook, Inc., is offering its users the opportunity to create custom usernames to identify themselves in the URLs for their profile pages

Brand owners and US government tell ICANN: domain name plan will confuse consumers and hurt US especially in these tough economic times

  • Dorsey & Whitney LLP
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  • Global, USA
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  • March 16 2009

By the time Paul Twomey, President of ICANN, walked out of his office on January 7, 2009, he had received over 300 comments on his organization’s new generic top level domain name (gTLD) plan, many from angry representatives of the world’s top companies and some from the U.S. government, including the Departments of Commerce and Justice

Social media poses risks to companies

  • Dorsey & Whitney LLP
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  • Global
  • -
  • April 1 2010

Social media, including Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, etc., is an evolving and growing means of communication

Kovacs postpones CCCTB proposals

  • Dorsey & Whitney LLP
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  • Global
  • -
  • September 12 2008

Paul Farmer, the former Head of DG Taxud’s Tax Policy Unit, gives his personal take on the news

Corruption digest

  • Dorsey & Whitney LLP
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  • Global, Nigeria
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  • November 16 2010

It has been reported that Nigeria's FIFA executive committee member Mr Amos Adamu is alleged to have offered to sell his vote in the contest to host the 2018 Football World Cup

Internationalized domain name process launched November 16, 2009

  • Dorsey & Whitney LLP
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  • Global
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  • November 16 2009

Two developments were announced this week that will interest brand owners

Largest expansion of domain name system in history: new domain name plan approved by ICANN on June 20, 2011

  • Dorsey & Whitney LLP
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  • Global
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  • June 20 2011

Today, ICANN approved the launch of its new generic top level domain name (gTLD) plan

Largest expansion of domain name system in history: new domain name plan approved by ICANN on June 20, 2011

  • Dorsey & Whitney LLP
  • -
  • Global
  • -
  • June 21 2011

Yesterday, ICANN approved the launch of its new generic top level domain name (gTLD) plan

FIFA vice-president resigns

  • Dorsey & Whitney LLP
  • -
  • Global
  • -
  • July 1 2011

Jack Warner, Vice-President of FIFA, the international football federation, has resigned, effectively ending FIFA's investigation into Mr Warner's alleged involvement in the high profile bribery scandal that has rocked the sporting world

Web free-for-all on the horizon brand owners should begin planning their defensive strategy now

  • Dorsey & Whitney LLP
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  • Global
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  • October 24 2008

What's that distant sound you hear?