Domain and Trademark Blog

Businesses need to ensure they re-register domain names ahead of their expiry dates, it has been suggested.
Writing for sflcn.con, Kevin Michael explained that domain names are a very important brand asset for businesses of all types, in the same way as their logo.
“It is very important that every organization takes the necessary steps to ensure …

The domain name Minus.com has a new owner, it has been reported.
Minus, a company which helps users share files quickly and easily online, has invested in the domain name to boost its online sales strategy.
Previously, the firm had hosted its sharing service at the Min.us domain name, and the acquisition of a .com domain name …

Phishing has become a major risk for U.S. businesses, not just individual consumers, it has been claimed.
According to Tony Neate, managing director of the security awareness campaign Get Safe Online, Internet fraudsters are increasingly targeting corporate organizations.
Scammers can use fake emails, purported to be sent by genuine organizations such as banks, as they aim to …

A New Jersey man has been sentenced to five years in prison for stealing a valuable domain name.
Daniel Goncalves pleaded guilty in December to stealing the P2P.com domain name and selling it on eBay for $111,000.
The Web address was unwittingly purchased by former Los Angeles Lakers and Minnesota Timberwolves forward Mark Madsen, who did not …

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) needs more staff in order to clear a major backlog of applications, it has been claimed.
Writing for the Richmond Times Dispatch, intellectual property lawyer John B. Farmer noted that since 1992, trademark and patent application fees have been repeatedly used by Congress for other purposes.
Farmer claimed that $900 …

A British brewer has been found to have infringed on a rival’s trademark with one of its beer labels.
Samuel Smith said Cropton Brewery had used a “stylised white rose design” on labels for two of its beers, the BBC reports.
The presiding judge said Samuel Smith had registered the white rose design as a trademark in …

A food logistics firm has announced changes to its domain name.
Americold, which provides temperature-controlled warehousing and logistics to the food industry, has introduced the domain name Americold.com.
The firm said the new name better reflects its company brand and reinforces its prominence as the leading global supplier of warehousing, transportation and logistics solutions.
Carey Falcone, Americold’s chief …

A Florida seafood business has launched a trademark dispute against hamburger chain Wendy’s.
In something of David versus Goliath battle, Phelan Holdings Inc., owner of Pincher’s Crab Shack, claims that the slogan “You can’t fake fresh,” which Wendy’s uses in some of its advertising, is its own trademarked tagline, reports the Columbus Dispatch.
Court papers state that …

DC Comics has won a dispute over the domain name manofsteel.com, it has been reported.
The legendary comics company has been determined to retrieve the manofsteel.com name in order to capitalize on the planned 2012 film release of the same name.
Fusible.com reports that on July 19 a single-member panel of the National Arbitration Forum ruled that …

A cupcake company is suing a rival firm in a trademark dispute over its name.
Sprinkles Cupcakes, which has a flagship store on Santa Monica Boulevard in Beverly Hills, has filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against Connecticut-based bake shop Pink Sprinkles.
The suit claims the similarity in names could cause confusion in the marketplace.
Sprinkles opened its Beverly …