Category Archives: Internet
New Trademark Headaches, But Help is On the Way Re: Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers’ (ICANN) Expansion of Generic Top-Level Domains (gTLDs)
For brand owners that have often struggled to keep up with all the infringement and cybersquatting issues in the 22 existing generic top-level domain name registries, or “gTLDs”, like .com, .org, and .net, life is about to become even more challenging. The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers’ (ICANN) planned expansion of gTLDs to …
The New Generic Top-Level Domains and the New Trademark Clearinghouse: Deciding Whether to Register Your Brands
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (“ICANN”) is the organization that oversees domain names worldwide. It recently began accepting new applications for expanding the number of generic top-level domains (“gTLDs”) on the Internet. The most popular gTLDs until now have included .com, .info, .org, and .net. With the approval of applications for new gTLDs will …
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