Computer users have been warned again of the dangers of typosquatting – a particular type of cybersquatting.
Writing for 6abc.com, Brian Taff noted that typos can lead to big problems when people use the web, as they can make their computer vulnerable to a virus, a scam or identity theft.
He claimed that typosquatting has reached “unprecedented …
Businesses and organizations purchasing domain names with a UK country code top level domain (ccTLD) now have a wider range of registration options, it has been reported.
Nominet – the not-for-profit organization responsible for managing the .co.uk domain – is now allowing parties to register domain names for up to ten years.
They will also be able …
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) plans to reopen its application system for top level domain names on May 22nd.
People will then have until May 30th to apply for the names.
The system was closed on April 12th after a glitch in the way it handles attachments which had the potential to reveal …
A new Japanese restaurant has been denied a US State trademark for its name, after concerns were raised over its morality.
Restaurant owner Paul Ardaji settled on the name Fuku – which means ‘good fortune’ in Japanese – but the Florida Department of State Divisions has refused to issue a mark for the name.
It said the …
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) hopes to reopen its system for accepting generic top level domain name (gTLD) applications soon.
On April 12th, the day the 90-day application window was originally scheduled to close, a technical glitch saw the TAS system go offline early.
ICANN has been working to solve the problem, before …
The 134th annual meeting of the International Trademark Association (INTA) takes place next weekend in Washington D.C.
Staged at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center between May 5th and 9th, the event will bring together brand monitoring specialists from around the world.
More than 9,000 intellectual property professionals are expected to convene at this year’s INTA annual …
Schools in the district of Plain, in Stark County, Ohio, have been asked to stop using a university’s logo.
Morehead State University Athletics says Plain Local Schools has been using its trademarked image of an eagle with a full-on beak view of the bird.
And the schools district has chosen not to oppose the claim – it …
Domain names can be extremely valuable assets for businesses and organizations, it has been suggested.
According to the Financial Express, domain names have become “the real estate of the online world”.
“In particular short and memorable names can easily sell for six-figure sums at auction, delivering significant returns for investors keen to avoid the turbulence of today’s …
The International Rugby Board (IRB) has applied to the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers to acquire the .rugby generic top level domain name (gTLD).
An application has been lodged to keep the .rugby domain within the sport “for the benefit of the global rugby family”, the body noted.
The IRB said it wanted to secure …
Trademarks can be registered and protected in almost every country around the world in which they are used.
According to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), each national or regional office maintains a Register of Trademarks.
Parties seeking protection for their ideas, brands, logos and other IP are required to apply to the office and seek entry …