Domain and Trademark Blog

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 …

Legendary rocker Eddie Vedder is attempting to secure the rights to his own .com domain name, it has been reported.
According to Fusible, the Pearl Jam frontman has lodged a complaint with the World Intellectual Property Organization over the use of eddievedder.com.
The domain name is currently owned by EV Touring, Inc.
Reports suggest that …

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICAAN) must take new steps to protect trademarks and other intellectual property, it has been claimed.
According to the Software and Information Industry Association (SIIA), the organization must react quickly to problems it sees developing as applications come in for new generic top level …

Many small businesses are playing a risky game by trading without a trademark, it has been claimed.
According to industry expert Mark Kingsley-Williams, founder of Trade Mark Direct, up to 90 per cent of small businesses lack intellectual property protection such as a trademark for their name.
Online businesses in particular may be leaving …

Binh Thuan dragon fruit has received a Certificate of Trademark from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, it has been reported.
Bui Dang Hung, chairman of the Binh Thuan Dragon Fruit Association, announced that his organization’s application has been successful.
The certified trademark includes the words ‘Binh Thua’ and ‘Dragon fruit’, and also the …

Businesses, organizations and individuals should take care not to register overly-complicated domain names, it has been suggested.
Registrants should always remember that many web users choose to type domain names into their browser URL bar, rather than look for sites through a search engine.
As such, it is important to ensure all domain …

A group of New Zealand expatriates have applied for a .kiwi generic top level domain name (gTLD), it has been reported.
Dot Kiwi Ltd has applied to the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) for the gTLD and paid the required $185,000 fee.
The company – which is registered in New …

Following a lengthy wait, businesses and organizations are now able to apply for their own generic top level domain name (gTLDs).
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers has launched a 90-day application period for gTLDs, which will run until April 12th 2012.
Companies and non-profit organizations have the opportunity to request a …