Like the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) (see iptwins.com, Nov. 22, 2018 ; iptwins.com, Nov. 20, 2018 ; iptwins Nov. 16, 2018 ; iptwins .com, Nov. 15, 2018 ; iptwins.com, Oct. 19, 2018), the European Commission has built a list of online and physical counterfeit sites (Commission Staff Working Document, Counterfeit and Piracy Watch List,…
Algeria The General Directorate of Algerian Customs said that in 2017, more than 700,000 counterfeit glasses were seized nationwide. Mr. Kamel Kadi, head of the office in charge of the fight against counterfeiting Algerian Customs, regrets that some importers resort to methods “that may outsmart customs officers” (Aps.dz, 15 nov. 2018). Cambodia At the “Combatting…
On 10th December, Korean smartphone manufacturer Samsung introduced its latest device and announced a partnership with streetwear brand Supreme. Well, almost. In reality, Samsung did not partner with world-famous Supreme NYC, but rather with a shady Italian clone, Supreme Italia. This company holds the trademark rights on SUPREME in Italy, which it registered before the…
The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced that last year more than one million domain names of websites infringing intellectual property rights had been seized: approximately 33 600 in criminal proceedings and 1.21 million in civil proceedings (ice.gov, 26 Nov. 2018). ICE reports that industry partners involved in the operation were fully responsible for…
Recently, a UDRP decision was rendered under the auspices of the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center in relation to ritzcarlton.tokyo. Clearly, the transfer of this domain name posed no major difficulties (WIPO, D2018-2049, The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, L.L.C v. Taro Kokatsu, November 5, 2018). It should be noted, however, that the issue on the language of…
BMW had to initiate a UDRP proceeding to get the domain name bmẉ.com [xn--bm-e3s.com], therefore containing the letter “w” with a diacritic dot. The respondent in the UDRP proceedings did not participate, and the decision appears relatively ordinary. However, it contains a reminder on an obvious but yet necessary legal point: “Previous UDRP panels have…
Every year, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) collects a list of the most notorious online and physical counterfeit spots that are outside US borders. (Special 301 Out-of-Cycle Review of Notorious Markets). For example, the 2017 report mentions, inter alia, the following marketplaces: DHGhate.com (China), Indiamart.com (India), Taobao.com (China), Vkontakte.com (Russia), and…
The British Columbia International Commercial Arbitration Center (BCICAC) is considering integrating the list of institutions accredited by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) for the resolution of domain name disputes under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP). The BCICAC would create a new branch called “Canada International Internet Dispute Resolution…
Every year, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) collects a list of the most notorious online and physical counterfeit spots that are outside US borders. (Special 301 Out-of-Cycle Review of Notorious Markets). For example, the 2017 report mentions, inter alia, the following marketplaces: DHGhate.com (China), Indiamart.com (India), Taobao.com (China), Vkontakte.com (Russia), and…
Every year, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) collects a list of the most notorious online and physical counterfeit spots that are outside US borders. (Special 301 Out-of-Cycle Review of Notorious Markets). For example, the 2017 report mentions, inter alia, the following marketplaces: DHGhate.com (China), Indiamart.com (India), Taobao.com (China), Vkontakte.com (Russia), and…
Every year, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) collects a list of the most notorious online and physical counterfeit spots that are outside US borders. (Special 301 Out-of-Cycle Review of Notorious Markets). For example, the 2017 report mentions, inter alia, the following marketplaces: DHGhate.com (China), Indiamart.com (India), Taobao.com (China), Vkontakte.com (Russia), and…
On May 17, 2018, the ICANN Board of Directors adopted the Temporary Specification for gTLD Registration Data. The purpose of these contractual provisions is to enable ICANN-accredited registrars to continue to comply with ICANN’s contractual framework in the light of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016…
