.Co trademark program concludes. .Co announced today that 100% of the world's top 100 brands have secured their .co domain name through the registry's Specially Protected Marks Program, or "SPM.†SPM provided a way for companies on the Deloitte ... Continue Reading2 Comments
World Trademark Review Conducting Survey About New TLDs
· Policy & LawSurvey seeks opinions on new top level domain names. World Trademark Review is currently running a survey to understand attitudes and plans around the launch of new top level domain names. The survey is targeted to three groups: In-house trademark ... Continue Reading7 Comments
Company Wants Trademark for .Secure
· Policy & LawWill we see a .secure? A Wisconsin company has filed an application with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to get the service mark ".secure". The application from Asif LLC says it will be used for "Domain name registration services", which likely ... Continue Reading9 Comments
In AOL Advertising.com Case, Court Explains Perils of Generic Domain Names
· Policy & LawBuilding a brand around a generic domain name may create trademark headaches. You usually find the real juicy stuff in a company's annual report in the footnotes. That's why I like to read every part of court cases, too. In the recent U.S. Court of ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Name Administration Reaches Settlement over Cheat Code Mark
· Policy & LawCompany settles trademark dispute. Frank Schilling's company Name Administration has reached a settlement with the holder of a trademark for Cheat Code, according to documents at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Late last year CheatCodes.com ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Go Daddy Files Trademarks, Tips Its Hand
· Domain RegistrarsTrademarks might show what domain name registrar is up to. GoDaddy has filed a number of trademarks in the past couple months -- some of which may foreshadow new services from the company. First, the company filed a pair of trademark applications ... Continue Reading6 Comments
Olympic Committee Continues to Pester ICANN for Special Status
· Policy & LawIOC to ICANN: just a friendly reminder that we're important. The International Olympic Committee has sent another letter to ICANN requesting that it be given "holier-than-thou" trademark rights and special protections for the launch of new top level ... Continue Reading8 Comments
WWW Prefix Typo Popular Among Trademark Infringers
· Policy & LawStudy says WWW typo is most common prefix in trademark infringing domain names. A new study from Corporation Service Company (CSC) -- which provides trademark protection services -- shows that www is the most common prefix to brand names used to ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Trademark Protection Firm Uses Trademarks in Its Meta Tags
· Policy & LawCitizenHawk gets creative with other company's trademarks. Just when you thought you've seen everything... CitizenHawk, a company that helps trademark owners protect against typosquatters, has some peculiar keywords in its meta tags, including ... Continue Reading12 Comments
Name Administration Challenges “Cheat Code” Trademark
· Policy & LawFrank Schilling's company files petition for cancellation after trademark owner threatens it. If you've ever filed for a trademark, you know that it can be a challenging process to get approval. Just ask hotels.com and mattress.com, which have failed ... Continue Reading39 Comments