In a blog post at Isenberg On Domains, Doug Isenberg answers some of the most common questions about filing a "community objection" to an application for a new global top-level domain (gTLD). Read the post here.
What ICANN's Public Comment Period for gTLD Applications is All About
In a new blog post at "Isenberg On Domains," attorney Doug Isenberg writes:
Anyone with an opinion about any of the pending 1,930 gTLD applications has an immediate opportunity to make his voice known, thanks to a 60-day public comment period at ICANN.Only a week into the process, though, misunderstandings already abound.
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Doug Isenberg Leads CLE Seminar, "ICANN's Domain Name 'Reveal Day': Tips for Trademark Owners"
Doug Isenberg is the featured speaker at a CLE seminar on June 15, 2012, "ICANN's Domain Name 'Reveal Day': Tips for Trademark Owners." The seminar, conducted via telephone, is organized by Law Seminars International. The TeleBriefing will educate companies about their options for filing oppositions to specific domain name applications, how to protect their rights by participation in ICANN's new Trademark Clearinghouse, and how the existing Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) and the new Uniform Rapid Suspension System (URS) will apply.
For details or to register for the seminar, click here.
Doug Isenberg Offers "Three Things Trademark Owners Learned on ICANN’s ‘Reveal Day’"
In a post at his blog Isenberg On Domains, Doug Isenberg writes:
Soon after revealing the list of 1,930 potential new global top-level domain names (gTLDs), ICANN tried to reassure trademark owners that they will be protected as the gTLD applications are evaluated (starting in July) and after the approved gTLDs become active (next year).While trademark owners may disagree with how effectively their brands will be protected, ICANN emphasized what CEO Rod Beckstrom called “extensive intellectual property provisions” in the new gTLD program. Although no new trademark provisions were announced on ICANN’s “Reveal Day” disclosing the applied-for gTLDs (nor were any expected), at least three important lessons were learned.
Click here to read this blog post, "Three Things Trademark Owners Learned on ICANN’s ‘Reveal Day’."
Doug Isenberg Answers "Frequently Asked Questions About ‘Existing Legal Rights Objections’"
Trademark owners who believe that a potential new top-level domain would infringe its rights may want to consider filing an “Existing Legal Rights” objection. In a new post at his blog, Isenberg On Domains, Doug Isenberg answers some "Frequently Asked Questions About ‘Existing Legal Rights Objections’."
