202102.25
France: 2021-2011 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…
202102.03
Counterfeiting: 2020 Review of Notorious Markets for Counterfeiting and Piracy
The U.S. Department of Commerce has revealed its annual list of e-commerce platforms designated by intellectual property rights holders who are victims of online infringement. The most frequently named platforms…
202101.27
.TH domains available from 1st February 2021
The schedule for the opening of .TH is as follows: from February 1, 2021 to March 30, 2021: applications; April 1, 2021: announcement of the selected candidates; April 1 to…
202101.26
chDRP on archivioalbertogiacometti.ch, fondazionealbertogiacometti.ch et fondazionegiacometti.ch
The Alberto Giacometti Foundation has initiated a chDRP procedure in order to obtain the transfer of the domain names archivioalbertogiacometti.ch, fondazionealbertogiacometti.ch, and fondazionegiacometti.ch based on the Regulation concerning the procedure…
202101.26
Consequences of Brexit on domain names: .eu, ccTLDs of the EU Member States, and other geoTLDs
What is the impact of Brexit on domain name portfolios of UK natural and legal persons? In this context, it seems useful to explore the opportunities that businesses and non-EU…
202101.25
Harmful domain names: ICANN identifies 153 registrars
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has announced the launch of an audit program to examine how registrars are meeting their contractual obligations related to handling reports…
202101.22
.com.au and .net.au domains : tightening of the rules governing trademark-based eligibility
Currently, a company established oustide of Australia can register a .com.au or .net.au domain based on an australian trademark, provided the domain is identical or very similar (eg. Abbreviation) to the…
202101.21
UDRP on Gameroom.com: Facebook keeps its domain name
My Gameroom LLC initiated a UDRP procedure against Facebook for gameroom.com, registered in 2016, based on the rights it holds on “MY GAMEROOM” U.S. trademarks, registered since 2018, but used…
202101.14
France: action of the owner of a revoked trademark with regard to acts of infringement occurring before the revocation
Mr. B. was the owner of the French semi-figurative trademark “Saint Germain” n° 3 395 502, filed on December 5, 2005, to designate, in classes 30, 32, and 33, in…
202101.14
France: disclosure of a confidential fashion collection by an employee
In 2010, Petit Bateau (a French brand of clothing for children) hired Ms. A as an export project manager. The employment contract contained a confidentiality clause. By letter of May…
202101.05
UDRP on spase.com: act II (two decisions in three months)
On July 3, 2020, Mr. G., claiming to be the owner of an unregistered trademark called “SPASE” since 2019, initiated a UDRP procedure before the Arbitration and Mediation Center of…
