202105.03
JD upgrades its anti-counterfeit system
JD is one of the leading players in e-commerce within China, boasting 745,8 billion Yuans in total net revenues for 2020. Ahead of the World Intellectual Property day on April…
202104.29
The “France.com” case: sovereign immunity of the French State and rejection of the complaint of France.com, Inc.
In 2015, the American company France.com, Inc., owner of the eponymous domain name since 1994, brought proceedings against the Dutch company Traveland Resorts before the Paris court of first instance…
202104.27
Important information on domain names reproducing trademarks under .sucks
We bring to your attention new controversial practices on .sucks domain names. This TLD was designed to promote freedom of expression and to give consumers and Internet users the opportunity…
202104.13
WIPO launches new dispute resolution service for .sa et السعودية. domain names (Saudi Arabia)
The Saudi domain name registry recenrtly nominated the WIPO as their provider for .sa and السعودية. domain names disputes. The conditions to be fullfilled by the Complainant are similar to…
202104.03
Cybersquatting in China: joint and several liability of the cybersquatter and the registrar
Can a registrar be held responsible for the illegal or illicit use of a domain name registered and controlled by a co-contractor whose Whois data is volatile/misleading? That was the…
202103.31
China: the commencements of the case law on punitive damages for infringement of intellectual property
Protecting foreign investors’ intellectual property rights has been one of the priority objectives of Chinese leaders since the accession of the People’s Republic of China to the World Trade Organization…
202103.23
General Data Protection Regulation and Whois: a request to suspend ICANN’s SSAD
The Intellectual Property Constituency (IPC) is a component of the Generic Names Supporting Organization (gNSO), which itself is a branch of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)….
202103.12
.HOTEL : Fegistry, Radix, and Domain Venture Partners v. ICANN
Three registries applying for the delegation of the .HOTEL (Fegistry, Radix, and Domain Venture Partners) sued the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) in the California Superior Court…
202103.08
France: infringement of copyright (bracelets and photographs), design rights, personality rights, unfair competition and free riding
Ms. X (1), a creator, sued FQP Network before the Lyon court of the first instance for infringement of designs, infringement of copyright (for the reproduction of bracelets and photographs),…
202103.05
Disguising the sale of brand-identical domain names as freedom of speech sucks
In a decision of a 3-members panel from the WIPO arbitration center, Honey Salt Ltd. Have suffered another defeat in a case involving a .sucks domain, this time against the…
202102.25
France: 2021-2022 anti-counterfeit programme
The French government published its plan to fight counterfeiting for the years 2021 and 2022. It sets the goals and puts forward the measures intended to achieve them. Fighting the…
202102.25
UDRP on noo.com: reverse domain name hijacking
JHO Intellectual Property Holdings and Elite IP Holdings are engaged in a promotional campaign for beverages and clothing that includes the term “NOO”. To this end, in the course of…
202102.25
Internationalized domain names: definition, challenges, and status
A linguistic revolution is underway, which spares no written language. While the number of spoken languages is estimated at around 7,000, linguists identify around 200 written languages. For a few…
202102.25
Has ICANN been invited to Donuts hotel?
Donuts, one of the world’s largest registries with nearly 260 top-level domains (TLD) under management and a candidate for the .hotel, announced on December 29 the takeover of Afilias for…
202102.17
Brexit and .eu: “suspended” status postponed to June 30, 2021
On January 1, 2021, Eurid suspended more than 8,000 European domain names (.eu). They have since been put back into service. Indeed, the due date, initially scheduled for March 31,…
202102.15
‘Coup’ attempt at Nominet
Who said the life of registries is a long quiet river? Far from it, as suggested by the recent attempt to overthrow management at Nominet (registry among others of the…
202102.11
United States: towards the end of Internet intermediary immunity?
In the United States, the immunity guaranteed to providers of interactive computer services (or intermediaries) by Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (47 US Code § 230) shivers again…
202102.10
New gTLD .SPA: sunrise period from 20 avril 2021
Asia Spa and Wellness Promotion Council Limited introduces the new .SPA gTLD. This TLD will be available from April 20, 2021. It is aimed primarily at natural and legal persons…
202102.05
UDRP on iss.mobi: a debatable transfer
Institutional Shareholder Services (“ISS”) filed two “ISS” trademarks with the United States Patent and Trademark Office on June 4 and 5, 2020 (nos. 88950188 and 88947625). ISS has initiated UDRP…
202102.03
2020 European Commission Counterfeit and Piracy Watch List
On December 14, 2020, the European Commission published the second edition of its counterfeit watch list. The first was published in 2018 (iptwins.com, 2018-12-16). This document follows a public consultation…
