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ICANN reveals list of applied-for gTLDs: what trademark owners can expect

  • Foley & Lardner LLP
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  • USA
  • -
  • June 13 2012

On June 13, 2012, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Number (ICANN) revealed the list of new top-level domain names (gTLDs) applied for during the initial application period which ended on May 30, 2012

Rosetta Stone v. Google decision extends AdWords battle

  • Foley & Lardner LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 13 2012

The legal campaign against Google’s offering of trademarks as keywords in its AdWords program, including its policy of permitting third-party trademarks to be used in sponsored links, will continue as a result of the Fourth Circuit’s decision this week in Rosetta Stone Ltd

ICANN accepting applications for new generic top level domain names

  • Foley & Lardner LLP
  • -
  • Global
  • -
  • January 17 2012

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers began accepting applications for new generic top level domain names on January 12, 2012

Sunrise period to open soon for .xxx domain names

  • Foley & Lardner LLP
  • -
  • Global
  • -
  • August 17 2011

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers has approved the launch of a new sponsored top-level domain, .XXX, which will be available beginning September 7, 2011

Google wins major victory on sale of trademarks as keywords

  • Foley & Lardner LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • August 13 2010

A federal court recently held that Google's auctioning of Rosetta Stone's trademarks as triggers for paid advertisements and the use of those trademarks within the advertisements creates no likelihood of confusion and therefore does not infringe

Ninth Circuit takes expansive view of Dilution Act in Visa trademark case

  • Foley & Lardner LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • July 6 2010

In a decision that will be welcomed by owners of famous brands, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently affirmed summary judgment in favor of credit card giant Visa on its trademark dilution claim against use of "eVisa" for an Internet-based "multilingual education and information business" Visa Int'l Serv. Ass'n. v. JSL Corp., No. 08-15206 (9th Cir. June 28, 2010