attorney alert: icann policy & udrp issues

Trademark Infringement and Cybersquatting Analysis for Subway v. Subway.SY and Kotifani

August 19, 2010 21:13

On Wednesday I posted an article about how Subway.SY owner Hani Kotifani tried to represent himself pro se (without counsel) against the real Subway restaurant and failed miserably in a cybersquatting / trademark infringement lawsuit and promised that an analysis...

.CO Registry Will Be Pro-Actively Screening for Cybersquatting Across All .CO Domain Names

August 19, 2010 15:49

In a letter dated August 9, 2010, Eduardo Santoyo who is the CEO for the new .co country code Top Level Domain (ccTLD) assured domain registrants of the security of the newly implemented .co ccTLD and warned cybersquatters that the...

ICANN Addresses Registration Abuse

June 03, 2010 18:55

In February of 2009 a Registration Abuse Policies Working Group (RAPWG) was chartered by ICANN’s Generic Names Supporting Organization Council (GNSO), to present findings and concrete recommendations in addressing domain name registration abuse in generic Top Level Domains (gTLDs). Upon...

New CADNA Study Says ICANN'S New gTLD Launce Will Cost Businesses Over $746 Million

June 01, 2010 14:21

With ICANN launching 400 new generic top level domains, CADNA looks at the facts and figures to determine what the impact to business and the internet using public will be. Will the changing landscape of the web be improved with...

Will Companies Be Hurt by New Trademark Infringement and Cybersquatting Opportunities When ICANN Launches New Generic Top Level Domains (gTLDs)

April 21, 2010 18:18

Top technology news source ZDNet recently published an article concerning ICANN’s efforts to allow virtually unlimited new generic top level domains (known as gTLDs). There is no question that allowing additional gTLDs will increase opportunity for cybersquatters to infringe trademarks...