Global consultancy firm Deloitte has applied to the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) for the top level domain (TLD) name .deloitte.
It is hoped that the use of top level domains such as this will give brands a more personalized online presence.
They will also protect businesses as a TLD acts as a defense …
Intellectual property (IP) makes a huge contribution to the US economy every year, a new report has claimed.
Research published by the US Commerce Department found that IP-intensive industries support at least 40 million jobs and generate $5.06 trillion dollars each year.
This amounts to 34.8 per cent of US gross domestic product – highlighting the importance …
Movie legend Clint Eastwood is taking legal action to prevent the use of his name without permission.
The 82-year-old Oscar winner has filed a lawsuit against Evofurniture, a website named Immod.com, and the owners of the website’s domain name.
Eastwood claims the defendants are selling products branded around his first and last names, breaching his trademark rights.
A …
Businesses and organizations have been given another week to apply for generic top level domain names (gTLD).
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) was scheduled to close its 90-day gTLD application window on April 12th 2012.
However, the watchdog has pushed back its deadline by another week following a technical issue, meaning interested parties …
Many of the international trademark applications made under the Madrid System in 2011 originated from within the European Union, it has been revealed.
Figures published by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) indicate that the EU Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market was the most active applicant.
The office filed a total of 5,859 applications last …
An increasing number of businesses are turning to social media to advertise their activities over the internet, it has been suggested.
Stefan Boyle, founder of PrintRepublic.co.uk, explained that consumers are spending increasing amounts of time on networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook.
And with this being the case, more businesses are heading online to the same …
An American Football star is set to duel with two fans over the right to trademark ‘Tebowing’.
New York Jets quarterback Tim Tebow, 24, is looking to secure intellectual property rights to the term, which relates to the NFL star’s on-field praying stance.
‘Tebowing’, which is derived from the sportsman’s surname, has become an internet sensation – …
Eight UK universities are to work with the GCHQ, the British government’s communications headquarters, to improve computer security in the country.
The universities, which will be called Academic Centres of Excellence in Cyber Security Research, will benefit from an initial cash handout of £50,000, with further funding to follow.
The overall cost to the UK economy from …
Wales is to submit a bid to the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) to use new generic top-level domain names.
Carwyn Jones, the Welsh first minister, said the creation of new internet domain names for Wales could put the country on the “online map”.
ICANN announced last year it would increase the number of …
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) will publish its list of applications for new generic top-level domains (gTLDs) on April 30th.
The list will specify who has applied for which domain names, the organization said.
The gTLD application window opened on January 12th 2012, and is set to close to on April 12th.
Currently domain …