Domain and Trademark Blog

Unicef UK has entered into a license agreement to use the trademark ‘Carbon Positive.’
Carbon Positive Services, the sole owner of rights in, and the goodwill associated with, the trademark, has reached an agreement with the children’s charity to let it use the mark as part of its climate change initiatives.
Under the agreement, Unicef UK is …

The Walt Disney Company has applied to trademark ‘Seal Team 6,’ the name of the elite U.S. Navy Seals unit that killed al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden in Pakistan earlier this month.
According to the Associated Press, Disney filed three applications with the U.S. Patent and Trademark office on May 3, just two days after the …

Organizations whose websites host user-generated content could be at an increased risk of domain name seizure, it has been reported.
According to CIO, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has seized 110 websites for alleged copyright infringement in the past year, in many cases because of the activities of Web visitors.
The news provider explained that websites have …

A trademark application has hinted at a possible move into the smartphone games market for software giant Bungie.
A spin-off company, named Bungie Aerospace, has filed a trademark with the United States Patent and Trademark Office for ‘Crimson,’ reports Game Informer.
According to the filing, the term refers to “computer game software downloadable from a global computer …

Canada has emerged as the second-largest source of phishing, malware and botnet activity, it has been reported.
According to a new report from Websense, online criminals are moving away from Chinese and Eastern European IP addresses and heading to North America.
Patrik Runald, a senior manager of security research at Websense, said that fraudsters are using Canadian …

The domain name RunningShoes.com has become the latest to sell for a six-figure sum, it has been reported.
According to Practical Commerce, the Web address was purchased by Chad Weinman of Chesterfield, Missouri, at a cost of $700,000.
Weinman told the newspaper that RunningShoes.com was a premium domain name, and “certainly worthy of a significant sum of …

The Cleveland Browns have secured the domain name browns.com, in a significant triumph for the American football franchise.
The World Intellectual Property Organization’s (WIPO) Arbitration and Mediation Center ruled that the domain name must be transferred from an Italian cybersquatter who was in possession of the Web address.
Back in March, the NFL outfit filed a complaint …

One of the best ways an organization can defend against cybersquatters is by registering multiple domain names, it has been claimed.
Speaking to the Worcester Business Journal, Michael Kennedy, head of search engine optimization at Boston Web Design, said companies and public sector bodies should consider using a variety of top level domains.
While their website may …

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will hold this year’s National Trademark Expo in Alexandria, Virginia, it has been announced.
Scheduled to take place on October 14 and 15, the event is designed to educate the public about the value of trademarks in the global marketplace.
A variety of exhibitors will converge on USPTO’s headquarters to …

Domain name registrants have been urged to take additional IT security precautions to defend against phishing and other online threats.
According to Norton, the consumer brand of the online security organization Symantec, cyber criminals are increasingly aiming their attacks at specific firms and individuals.
“The bad guys are going after more targeted-type activity,” commented Con Mallon, director …