Domain and Trademark Blog

Businesses and organizations planning to apply for a generic top level domain name (gTLD) need to bear two deadlines in mind.
The 90-day application period for new gTLDs closes on April 12th 2012, after which the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) will welcome no new entries.
However, parties working towards submitting …

The use of trademarks as domain names may constitute infringement, it has been claimed.
According to Lawdit, the World Intellectual Property Organization’s (WIPO) Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) offers protection to trademark owners in this area.
The UDRP gives them the legal right to seek the transfer of a domain that is identical …

Businesses and organizations which have applied for generic top level domain names (gTLDs) will learn more about their chances of success on May 1st 2012.
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) will post all gTLD character strings that have been applied for on this date.
In addition, the body will …

Evaluation panels are to spend five months considering the merits of generic top level domain name (gTLD) applications this summer, it has been announced.
According to the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), string and applicant reviews will be undertaken during the Initial Evaluation period, which will last from June …

Various different types of trademarks can be registered by businesses, organizations and individuals, it has been claimed.
According to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), the possibilities are “almost limitless”.
Trademarks may be one or a combination of words, letters, and numerals, the body said.
“They may consist of drawings, symbols, three-dimensional signs such as …

Internet users have been warned about a new phishing scam doing the rounds in the world of social media.
David Jacoby, of IT security firm Kaspersky Lab, claims scammers are posing as Facebook security in chat sessions to try to trick people into providing their credit card information.
He said the phishing attack is …

Twitter users are putting themselves at risk of phishing because of the nature of personal information they reveal in their tweets, according to research by a security company.
Websense Security Labs said thousands of business and individuals are putting themselves at risk because they publicly reveal their email addresses on the social network.
The …

The application system for new generic top-level domains (gTLDs) is going “without a hitch”, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has said following the opening of the application window just over a week ago.
ICANN said it has approved 25 “successful registrants” since it began accepting the applications.
Businesses and …

A private college being set up in London, UK, is facing official objections to its bid to trademark its name, it has been reported.
The New College of the Humanities, which has been founded with the participation of some of the world’s best-known academics, submitted a proposal to trademark its title last May, …

A New York designer is attempting to trademark Blue Ivy, the name of Jay-Z and Beyonce’s newborn daughter.
Joseph Mbeh filed an application for Blue Ivy Carter NYC with the US Patent and Trademark Office on January 11, 2012.
This was just four days after former Destiny’s Child singer Beyonce gave birth to her first …