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European Community Trademark The European Community Trademark is a system whereby a trademark owner may file one trademark application with the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (OHIM), in one of the designated language, which, once registered, gives the trademark owner rights in all countries of the Europea... Similar Editorial : by Dan Britt. | Source : Free Legal Questions
Domain Name Disputes GOVERNANCE OF THE DOMAIN NAMES SYSTEM AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION POLICIESThe objections of many to US control over the Internet and the functioning of the domain name system, led to the creation of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (“ICANN”), a not-for-profit enti... Similar Editorial : by Michael D. Stewart. | Source : Legal Questions and Answers
INFO Domain Name HISTORY OF THE INTRODUCTION OF THE .INFO DOMAINThe .INFO domain was originally introduced to be an unrestricted domain, like .COM. The .INFO domain Registry attempted to protect Trademark owners during its initial roll-out by having a "Sunrise Period" whereby those owning a trad... Similar Editorial : by Clare Lawrence. | Source : Legal Questions and Answers
BIZ DOMAIN NAME HISTORY OF THE INTRODUCTION OF THE .BIZ DOMAINThe .BIZ top-level domain was to be a "restricted domain" limited to only those parties who intend to use the domain for a "bona fide business or commercial use." A bona fide business or commercial use or intent to use was defined a... Similar Editorial : by Hagit Ben-Artzi. | Source : Legal Questions and Answers
Madrid Protocol THE MADRID PROTOCOLThe Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks - the “Madrid Protocol” is an international trademark treaty which has been adopted by the United States and provides US businesses with the opportunity to obtain int... Similar Editorial : by Julie Smith. | Source : Legal Questions and Answers
Paris Convention THE PARIS CONVENTIONThe Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property (“Paris Convention”) was the first attempt at what became the thrust towards "harmonization" of trademark laws in various countries, aiming for uniform treatment for trademark owners in different c... Similar Editorial : by Christopher Kyalo. | Source : Civil Court Cases
XXX DOMAIN .XXX DOMAIN NAME - Still No GoThe Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers ("ICANN") has again rejected a plan to roll-out a new domain - .XXX for websites in the Adult Entertainment Business.Arguments for the .XXX domain would seem to be that it would prov... Similar Editorial : by Michael D. Stewart. | Source : Civil Court Cases
Trademark THE IMPORTANCE OF PROTECTING YOUR TRADEMARKSThe importance of obtaining protection for a company's trademarks in the United States and worldwide can not be overemphasized. A trademark is defined in the United States as "a word, phrase, symbol or design, or a combination of words,... Similar Editorial : by Michael Stewart. | Source : Supreme Court Judges
