Even if it didn't mean to, WIPO should pat itself on the back for its handling of Legal Rights Objections. World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has issued a lengthy report (pdf) detailing the process and results from managing Legal Rights ... Continue Reading1 Comment
The LRO is working just fine, thank you
· Policy & LawWeak cases leading to failed Legal Rights Objections. With objectors losing the first 25 decided Legal Rights Objections (LRO) to new top level domains, there are murmurs about whether or not LRO is working. The short answer: yes. The LRO was ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Just like Express, The Limited loses .Limited new top level domain objection
· Policy & LawDonuts has scored its second victory against a large fashion brand. The company has successfully defended itself in a Legal Rights Objection brought by Limited Stores, LLC for the top level domain .Limited. It recently won a case brought by Express for ... Continue Reading4 Comments
8 observations from the first new TLD objection decisions
· Policy & LawSome take-aways from WIPO's first three legal rights objection decisions. WIPO has published the results of three legal rights objections for new TLDs. Objectors to .home, .vip, and .rightathome all lost their cases. Here are eight observations from ... Continue Reading5 Comments