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Written by Chief Editor ,
Tuesday, 24 June 2008
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Via: ag-IP-news
MENLO PARK, CA - Knowledge Networks (KN) announced in a press release that it has been granted a registered trademark on the term KnowledgePanel, the name of its statistically valid and uniquely accurate online panel. (Read more...) |
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Written by Chief Editor ,
Monday, 02 June 2008
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by: Kaitlin Mara, Intellectual Property Watch
Government negotiators meeting in Bonn this week reached breakthroughs on two intellectual property-related areas of the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). (Read more...) |
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Written by Chief Editor ,
Monday, 02 June 2008
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Via: Intellectual Asset Management Magazine
This blog reported in April on the news that Google was changing its AdWords policy in the UK and Ireland to bring it into line with the way the programme is run in North America. (Read more...) |
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Written by Chief Editor ,
Friday, 30 May 2008
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Via: WIPO
Last year, a record 2,156 complaints alleging cybersquatting or the abusive registration of trademarks on the Internet were filed with the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center, representing an 18 percent increase over 2006 and a 48 percent increase over 2005 in the number of generic and country code Top Level Domain (gTLDs and ccTLDs) disputes. In 2007 alone, named parties to WIPO cases represented over 100 countries. The US, France and the U.K. remained the most frequent base for complainants, while the US, the U.K. and China remained the most represented countries by respondents.
The introduction of a number of new gTLDs announced for late 2008 is a growing cause of concern for trademark owners, in view of the increase in cybersquatting cases and developments in the domain name registration system, such as domain name tasting, the use of privacy and proxy registration services and the evolving role of certain domain name registrars. The potentially useful purposes of any new domains would be frustrated if these get filled predominantly with pay-per-click content, said WIPO Deputy Director General Gurry. This is not just an issue of protecting the rights of trademark holders, but also an issue of the reliability of the addressing system of the Internet in matching interested parties with authentic subjects. Mr. Gurry said WIPO is ready to assist the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) in its policy work in this regard.
Domain name tasting, the practice of registering domain names during a five-day registration fee grace period for pay-per-click revenue, frequently involves trademarks. This often automated practice of tasting effectively prevents rights holders from assembling reliable and timely information that would enable the filing of a Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) complaint.
The Center faces an increasing number of cases where respondents are making use of privacy or proxy registration services. Recent WIPO panel decisions have pointed out that a privacy shield should not be used to protect cybersquatting practices. Panels have recognized legitimate uses of such services, but also make it clear that the shielding of information hinders the determination of the identity of the domain name registrant for cases brought under the UDRP.
Close to 1,000 companies are now accredited by ICANN to act as registrars for one or more gTLDs. This enormous increase from only a handful of registrars in the year 2000 raises heightened concerns about cases where certain registrars appear to engage in or collude with cybersquatting practices. This situation can blur the distinction between the ICANN-mandated obligations of a registrar and speculative behavior in the domain name marketplace, often at the expense of trademark holders. |
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Written by Chief Editor ,
Friday, 30 May 2008
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Via: Search-Autoparts.com
Dayco Products, LLC, a subsidiary of Mark IV Industries, Inc., recently announced that it has filed a lawsuit against Kingdom Auto Parts Ltd., a company based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. (Read more...) |
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Written by Chief Editor ,
Wednesday, 28 May 2008
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Via: Televisionpoint.com
Oscar Ravichandran, the proprietor of Oscar Films and the producer of the forthcoming big budget film Dasavatharam, has been facing problems from all quarters as this eagerly awaited film is slated for a worldwide release on June 6. (Read more...) |
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Written by Chief Editor ,
Tuesday, 27 May 2008
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Via: CNW Group
TORONTO, May 25 /CNW Telbec/ - The Canadian Chamber of Commerce will announce on Monday the creation of the Canadian Intellectual Property Council, a coalition of Canadian businesses from a wide range of industry sectors, stressing the need for a review of Canada's current intellectual property regime to better recognize the importance of protecting and enforcing intellectual property rights in today's global economy. (Read more...) |
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Written by Chief Editor ,
Wednesday, 21 May 2008
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Via: The Northern Echo
COMPANIES looking to protect their product names and brands can take advantage of improvements announced by the UK Intellectual Property Office in the procedure for applying to register trade marks online. (Read more...) |
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Written by Chief Editor ,
Wednesday, 21 May 2008
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Via: WhatTheyThink.com
Well, folks, were definitely approaching the top of the Green Hype Cycle! How do we know? (Read more...) |
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Written by Chief Editor ,
Thursday, 15 May 2008
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Via: WTN Media
Madison, Wis. - In recent years, a new standard for fraud has emerged from the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB). (Read more...) |
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