What You Really Need to Know About ICANN's Trademark Clearinghouse

In a new blog post at "Isenberg On Domains," Doug Isenberg writes about, "What You Really Need to Know About ICANN's Trademark Clearinghouse." In the post, Isenberg writes that:

  • Registering a trademark with the TMCH does not entitle you to any domain names.
  • TMCH participants are not guaranteed domain name registrations even during the sunrise periods.
  • The TMCH’s “Trademark Claims Service” won’t prevent cybersquatting.
  • The TMCH’s attenuated protections are limited to “exact matches” and other narrow criteria.

To read the complete blog post, click here.

Doug Isenberg Attends Meeting of Anti-Cyberhate Working Group

Doug Isenberg, who recently joined the Anti-Cyberhate Working Group that was convened by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), attended a meeting of the group at Facebook's offices in Menlo Park, California, on March 22, 2013. As the ADL said in an announcement last year, the Anti-Cyberhate Working Group is composed of industry, academics, NGOs and others to "build best practices for understanding, reporting upon and responding to Internet hate."

From the Blog "Isenberg On Domains": Another Record Year for Domain Name Disputes

In a post at his blog "Isenberg On Domains," Doug Isenberg writes:

The numbers tell the story: The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) received 2,884 domain name disputes in 2012, its most ever. The number of cases has risen ever year since 2003, with one exception in 2009 (the year following the global recession).

In addition, the total number of domain names in dispute (because one case can include multiple domain names) also hit a record level last year, reaching 5,081 domain names.

To read the entire blog post, titled "Another Record Year for Domain Name Disputes," click here.

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