Facebook IP, the Basics

Every few months, I notice that a new wave of user posted notifications appear on various social networks. These notices primarily appear on FaceBook, and generally attempt to unilaterally limit the sites right to utilize user posted material…

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Proposed gTLD’s Released Today

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (“ICANN”) has today revealed a list of all the new generic Top-Level Domain names that have been applied for.  Currently there are only 22 gTLDs, (e.g. .com, .net, .org), but…

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Sir Richard Branson and an Embarrassing Domain Name

A recent decision from the National Arbitration Forum demonstrates how Sir Richard Branson was caught out and embarrassed when a new Sponsored Top Level Domain (“sTLD”) was registered along with his name. sTLD’s are a select domains that…

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Estate of James Brown and jamesbrown.com

Estate of James Brown  v. LAC Music – Jack Bart c/o Gregory J. Chamberlain and jamesbrown.com A recent decision[1] rendered by the National Arbitration Forum in accordance with ICANN’s Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (the “Policy”), highlights…

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Domain Name Disputes and The Importance of Registered Trademarks

What do you do when you find that someone has obtained the same domain name as you and is using it to compete or drive customers away from your website? In this situation, the results or outcome of…

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