The global intellectual property (IP) community faces three major challenges over the coming years, according to a leading industry organization.
Francis Gurry, director general of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), said the management of IP applications and the migration of all cultural content to the internet will create difficulties for international …
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers has launched a new micro-site for information and advice about generic top-level domain names (gTLDs).
Interested parties are able to access gTLD-related content via a link on the Icann.org website, the organisation revealed.
ICANN said the micro-site had been designed to help everyone interested in new …
The domain name SuperMario.com has finally come home to Nintendo.
The Japanese gaming giant has purchased the .com domain name for its most famous creation, 30 years after Mario’s first appearance.
Up until recently, website visitors were able to play free Mario games online at SuperMario.com, which was owned by an unnamed third party.
But …
An increasing number of cybercriminals are turning to phishing scams, it has been claimed.
According to Symantec researcher Samir Patel, hackers are changing their strategies in an uncertain economic climate, as the popularity of spam falls.
“This volatile economic state has perhaps impacted the strategy of email spammers in a very defining way as …
Choosing a suitable domain name is an important task when setting up a website or blog, it has been claimed.
Writing for the Guardian, Andrea Wren suggested using a popular keyword in your company’s industry niche as part of its domain name.
Desired domain names may not be available, but it is possible to …
Tony Chachere’s Creole Foods has filed a lawsuit in the US District Court for the Western District of Louisiana against a rival firm.
The company believes its trademarks are being infringed by Big Easy Foods, which formerly held the licence for certain Tony Chachere food products.
After the companies terminated their agreement, the two moved …
Businesses need to do more to prevent themselves from phishing attacks, it has been suggested.
According to research conducted by Check Point, 48 per cent of enterprises have been victims of 25 or more social engineering attacks in the last two years.
The average cost of responding to such incidents has been estimated at …
Organizations need to get educated now about generic top level domain names, according to the head of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN).
Speaking to V3.co.uk, ICANN president and chief executive Rod Beckstrom warned that businesses risk being left behind unless they prepare early for the new regime.
From January, …
For a limited time only, businesses have the opportunity to prevent their brands being used alongside a new .xxx domain name.
Writing for Lexology.com, Timothy Meagher explained that stakeholders have until October 28th to file a request to block their trademarks from being registered with the new extension.
He explained that trademarks and …
Two rival breweries are fighting over the right to resurrect Fort Pitt Beer, which was once the top-selling beer in Pittsburgh.
Jones Brewing Co. of Smithton, which has brewed the drink in the past, is vying with Duke Brewing over the right to the product branding.
While Jones has received federal and state approval for a label …