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March 26: it’s time to protect your brands against the onslaught of new top-level domain names!

  • Venable LLP
  • -
  • Global
  • -
  • March 13 2013

The number of top-level domains, which are currently a handful such as .com, .net, .org, .gov, .mil, .edu, .mobi, .jobs, .xxx will be expanded to

twitter revises copyright and DCMA takedown policy transparency

  • Venable LLP
  • -
  • Global
  • -
  • November 15 2012

Earlier this month, Twitter announced an important change to its copyright and DCMA takedown policy, completely altering its process for responding to and resolving copyright infringement claims

Going for the gold without getting disqualified -- marketing around the Olympics

  • Venable LLP
  • -
  • Global, USA
  • -
  • July 18 2012

As the anticipation for the Olympics grows, companies big and small look to grab the attention of these fans by associating themselves with the games

.news: ICANN reveals list of new GTLD applications

  • Venable LLP
  • -
  • Global
  • -
  • June 13 2012

Despite strong opposition and a temporary interruption in the application process, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers has barreled ahead with the new generic top level domain name program

Monetizing intellectual property to improve financial performance

  • Venable LLP
  • -
  • Global
  • -
  • November 14 2011

Companies can improve their financial performance by monetizing patents and other intellectual property (IP

Domain name issues update

  • Venable LLP
  • -
  • Global
  • -
  • October 13 2011

Companies are responding in droves to block their brands from .xxx

Diligence in business transactions: a brief primer

  • Venable LLP
  • -
  • Global
  • -
  • September 20 2011

In a competitive economy, businesses make strategic decisions regarding acquisition targets in merger and acquisition transactions based upon projected outcomes related to post-transaction operations

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

  • Venable LLP
  • -
  • 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

Historic change to domain name system has broad implications for brands

  • Venable LLP
  • -
  • Global
  • -
  • July 15 2011

ICANN, the organization that governs the Web’s Domain Name System, recently voted to enable the potential creation of an unlimited number of new top-level domains (i.e. ".com," ".mobi," ".direct"

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

  • Venable LLP
  • -
  • 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