EURid, the .EU domain name Registry, recently announced that from 19 October 2019 internationally-based EU citizens will be able to register a .EU domain name....more
Nominet, the body that runs the .UK Registry, has announced the opening of a Consultation process relating to key issues such as reducing phishing attacks in the .UK domain space and the possible introduction of a publicly...more
NIC Argentina, the Argentinian domain name Registry, has announced that it is launching domain name registrations directly at the second level under .AR. The launch started on 11 September 2019 and will end in February 2020....more
The Registry Minds + Machines Group Limited (MMX), which owns 32 new generic Top Level Domains (gTLDs) such as .VIP, .WORK or .LUXE, has recently launched a blocking service that enables trade mark holders to protect their...more
7/24/2019
/ Adult Entertainment ,
Bad Actors ,
Brand ,
Data Blocking ,
Domain Names ,
gTLD ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Internet ,
Trademark Registration ,
Trademarks ,
Websites
NASK, the organisation responsible for the Top Level Domain .PL (Poland), recently announced the introduction of a Registry Lock service for .PL domain names.
Locking a domain name at the Registry level provides an added...more
As part of a collaboration between EUIPO (the EU Intellectual Property Office) and EURid, a new service has been launched that allows EUTM (European trade mark) applicants and rights holders to opt-in to receive alerts as...more
In a recent decision under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) before the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), a Panel refused to order the transfer of a Domain Name because the Complainant...more
4/30/2019
/ Bad Faith ,
Domain Names ,
gTLD ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Internet ,
Registration Requirement ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Trademarks ,
UDRP ,
Websites ,
WIPO
The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) recently published a Comparative Case Study on Alternative Resolution Systems for Domain Name Disputes which highlights the main similarities and differences between...more
In a recent decision under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) before the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), a Panel denied the transfer of a domain name because the Complainant failed to...more
3/14/2019
/ Bad Faith ,
Domain Names ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Internet ,
Life Sciences ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Trademark Registration ,
Trademarks ,
UDRP ,
Websites ,
WIPO
In our February post, we wrote about the impact that Brexit would have on UK-based .EU domain name holders and registrants to be affected by Britain’s looming departure from the EU – including not only native Brits, but also...more
On 24 January 2019, EURid, the .EU Registry, issued an update to its Brexit notice, setting out a no-deal plan for .EU domain names whose WHOIS information displays GB (United Kingdom) or GI (Gibraltar, overseas territory of...more
In its traditional Cyber Monday announcement, the U.S. government’s National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center (IPR Center), a body managed by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland...more
12/18/2018
/ Counterfeit Goods Regulation ,
Counterfeiting ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Domain Names ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Internet ,
INTERPOL ,
Websites
Domain name theft (or hijacking) is not a new phenomenon and in fact is a lot more common than most people realise; hence the need to take adequate security precautions in relation to email and domain name registrar accounts....more
As a result of the obscuring of the WHOIS details for many registrants’ domain name records that has come in the wake of the entry into force of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) on 25 May 2018...more
dotFM, the Registry responsible for the .FM Top Level Domain (TLD), is to join the handful of TLDs that are making emoji domain names available to register. ...more
In a recent decision under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) before the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), a panel ordered the transfer of a domain name that exactly matched the name of a...more
Our Paris team is delighted to provide IP news and updates in French language. The latest edition, #17 from January 2018...more
As part of a sustained and coordinated effort, law enforcement agencies on both sides of the Atlantic have rounded off their on-going fight against cybercrime known as “Operation In Our Sites” with the traditional annual...more
12/29/2017
/ Counterfeiting ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Domain Names ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Europol ,
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Internet ,
INTERPOL ,
Popular ,
Websites
Emoji, the pictorial symbols typically presented in a colourful cartoon form, are nowadays being widely used on smartphones, in chat, in email applications and in social media. Their increasing popularity has prompted the...more
Brevets -
Contrefaçon par fourniture de moyens - invention de combinaison -
La contrefaçon par fourniture de moyens d'un brevet qui couvre une invention de combinaison peut résulter de la fourniture d'un moyen se...more
A major global ransomware attack going by the name of WannaCry was recently short circuited by the registration of a single domain name costing just over $10. The unregistered domain name consisting of random characters was...more
6/2/2017
/ Bitcoin ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Hackers ,
Information Technology ,
Malware ,
National Security Agency (NSA) ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Phishing Scams ,
Ransomware
Brevets -
Sort des redevances de licence de brevet et nullité du brevet
Le Tribunal de grande instance de Paris applique les règles dégagées par le CJUE dans l'arrêt Genentech Inc c. Hoechst GmbH et Sanofi-Aventis...more
In a recent decision under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) before the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), a panel denied the transfer of a domain name mainly based on the lack of evidence...more
Brevets -
Déclaration de non-contrefaçon et compétence territoriale du juge français -
Le Tribunal de grande instance de Paris est compétent pour connaître d'une action en déclaration de non-contrefaçon des...more
4/4/2017
/ Asset Seizure ,
Counterfeit Goods Regulation ,
Counterfeiting ,
Domain Names ,
France ,
Infringement ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Jurisdiction ,
Patents ,
Trademarks ,
Websites
In a recent decision under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) before the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), a Panel ordered the transfer of a domain name because, although it had never been...more
2/14/2017
/ Cyber Crimes ,
Domain Names ,
Email ,
France ,
Fraud ,
Online Platforms ,
Popular ,
Trademark Registration ,
Trademarks ,
UDRP ,
Websites ,
WIPO