Domain and Trademark Blog

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is planning a second round of its generic top-level domain name (gTLD) regime, it has been reported.
According to the Hindu, ICANN has faced calls from businesses to give them another opportunity to acquire a gTLD.
Some organizations have said the current 90-day application window …

A number of parties are set to benefit greatly from the introduction of generic top level domain names (gTLDs), it has been claimed.
Writing for Business 2 Community, domain name lecturer Naseem Javed suggested that mobile and social media culture will be two of the biggest winners from the new regime.
The Internet …

Businesses have been reminded of the value of using the Madrid System for Registration of Trademarks as they look to market their brands across the world.
The International News explained how companies using the mechanism can protect their services and products for global sale.
The Madrid System is an international trademark registration process, comprising …

A Canadian clothing manufacturer believes a rival operator is guilty of trademark infringement, it has been reported.
According to Postmedia, Canada Goose Inc. is suing International Clothiers Inc. in the Federal Court for ripping off its brands.
The plaintiff claims the firm is deliberately misleading Canadians into purchasing low-quality ‘replicas’ of Canada Goose products.
It …

Businesses and organizations have two main options when attempting to enforce trademark rights against a third party, it has been suggested.
Writing for Lawdit.co.uk, trademark lawyer Paul Bicknell explained that on some occasions, people register domain names featuring another party’s intellectual property – a practice known as cybersquatting.
This has the potential to …

Identity theft and phishing are the most common scams faced by US citizens, it has been reported.
According to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), consumers and businesses are particularly at threat at this time of the year as tax returns are filed.
IRS commissioner Doug Shulman said fraudsters will try to tempt people in person, …

The country of Wales is applying for two generic top level domain names (gTLDs) from the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN).
UK minister for business, enterprise, technology and science Edwina Hart has approved the .wales and .cymru domain names.
As such, not-for-profit internet registry Nominet is submitting a dual gTLD application …

The advent of the internet has heightened the importance of simple, easily understood brand names, it has been claimed.
Writing for HispanicBusiness.com, Stephanie Storm explained that with more people using the web and in particular search engines, many are discovering products and services in this way.
She noted that trademarks – the names or …

Internet users have been warned again about the scourge that is cybersquatting.
Speaking to the Waikato Times, Sophos head of technology Paul Ducklin explained that fraudsters often try to lure web users to fake sites.
They do so by registering domain names with common typos, in the hope that internet users will accidentally venture …

Securing a generic top level domain name (gTLD) may help some businesses attract greater internet custom, it has been suggested.
Speaking to Smart Business, Akon intellectual property lawyer Heather Barnes said many firms believe gTLDs will give consumers greater comfort that they are dealing with an authentic product when they search online.
“For …