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Trademark Clearinghouse for new gTLDs opens March 26

  • Dorsey & Whitney LLP
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  • Global
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  • March 22 2013

Brand owners are about to get a tool to protect their brands in the expanding domain name space. After multiple delays, the Trademark Clearinghouse

ICANN reveals list of 1,930 applications for generic top-level domain names (GTLDs) that may include .yourbrand, .yourproduct, or .yourindustry

  • Dorsey & Whitney LLP
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  • Global, USA
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  • June 13 2012

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers this morning released the list of 1,930 generic top-level domain names that entrepreneurs and others have applied to create and operate on the Internet

Planning for proliferation: delays in the expansion of generic top level domain names create additional time to protect your company’s rights

  • Dorsey & Whitney LLP
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  • Global, USA
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  • May 2 2012

As you may have heard, the internet is moving beyond familiar generic top level domains like .com, .org, and .net and adding hundreds of new gTLDs, like .eco, .NYC, .Canon, .YourBrand, or .Anything

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
  • -
  • June 21 2011

Yesterday, 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
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  • Global
  • -
  • June 20 2011

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

Social media poses risks to companies

  • Dorsey & Whitney LLP
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  • Global
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  • April 1 2010

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

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

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
  • -
  • 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

Deadline extended to submit comments on ICANN’s draft applicant guidebook

  • Dorsey & Whitney LLP
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  • Global
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  • December 10 2008

Brand owners that have questions or concerns about the expansion of the world's Domain Name System have been given an additional week to voice objections and request additional information