Doug Isenberg of The GigaLaw Firm made a presentation on November 11, 2015, at the Law Society in London on the topic of "How The New gTLDs Are Impacting Domain Name Disputes." The presentation included an overview of the new Uniform Rapid Suspension System (URS) and its limitations; trends under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP); and the relevance of the top-level domain name in a dispute.
Doug's presentation was a part of an annual domain seminar organized by MarkMonitor. The title of this year's seminar was ".coming? Adapting Your Brand in an Evolving Domain Landscape."
Doug Isenberg Presents to WIPO Domain Name Panelists in Geneva
Doug Isenberg of The GigaLaw Firm presented an update to the annual meeting of domain name panelists at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in Geneva, Switzerland, on November 2, 2015.
Doug's presentation, titled "New gTLDs: URS and UDRP," provided attendees with important insights into the new Uniform Rapid Suspension System (URS) and how the new generic top-level domain names are impacting domain name disputes.
The WIPO meeting was attended by nearly 100 domain name panelists from around the world, representing 26 countries.
Doug serves as a WIPO domain name panelist, where he regularly issues decisions under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP). He also serves as a domain name panelist at three other dispute providers, including as a URS panelist at the Forum (formerly the National Arbitration Forum), where he wrote some of the first decisions under the new URS policy.
In addition to serving as a panelist, Doug frequently represents trademark owners in domain name disputes and transactions.
The GigaLaw Firm Gets Top Ranking in 'Best Law Firms' List
The GigaLaw Firm has received the highest rankings in technology law in the 2016 "Best Law Firms" list issued by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers. The magazines awarded The GigaLaw Firm a "National Tier 1" ranking and a "Metropolitan Tier 1" ranking (for Atlanta) in the technology law category.
Firms included in the 2016 “Best Law Firms” list are recognized for professional excellence with persistently impressive ratings from clients and peers. Achieving a tiered ranking signals a unique combination of quality law practice and breadth of legal expertise.
The 2016 rankings are based on the highest number of participating firms and highest number of client ballots on record. To be eligible for a ranking, a firm must have a lawyer listed in The Best Lawyers in America, which recognizes the top 4 percent of practicing attorneys in the United States. More than 21,000 attorneys provided almost 700,000 law firm assessments, and more than 8,000 clients provided more than 47,000 evaluations.
The "Best Law Firms" press release about the 2016 rankings is available here.
GigaLaw Blog Wins Second Place
Doug Isenberg's GigaLaw blog has won second place in the Technology category of The Expert Institute's Best Legal Blog Contest. More than 2,000 blogs were nominated for the contest.
The GigaLaw blog provides news and analysis about important Internet legal issues, especially domain name disputes under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) and the Uniform Rapid Suspension System (URS). All of the GigaLaw blog posts are written by Doug Isenberg, founder of The GigaLaw Firm and a recognized leader on Internet law since 1996.
GigaLaw Blog Nominated for Expert Institute's 'Best Legal Blog' Contest (Vote Now)
Doug Isenberg's GigaLaw blog -- which provides analysis and insights about domain name disputes and related Internet legal issues -- has been nominated for the Expert Institute's "Best Legal Blog" contest.
From a field of more than 2,000 potential nominees, the GigaLaw blog has received enough nominations to join the 250 legal blogs participating in one of the largest competitions for legal blog writing online today. According to the Expert Institute, "[b]y being selected for the competition, [the GigaLaw] blog has already proven itself to be a leader in the legal blogging world, with a large following and a real impact on the people who read [its] posts every day."
Now that the blogs have been nominated and placed into their respective categories, it is up to their readers to select the very best. To vote for the GigaLaw blog, just click the "vote" button on this page before October 9, 2015: https://www.theexpertinstitute.com/legal-blog/gigalaw
