How the XYZ company wins the auction for the .car, .cars and .auto extensions?
The company XYZ created in 2015 by Daniel Negari, specializing in top level domain names and, more particularly, in the monopoly of the <.xyz> extension, has had great success since Google announced that it had reserved th...
Why is the practice of phishing booming during the coronavirus crisis?
Source: Bank Info Security, Feb. 11, 2020 The global health crisis caused by the coronavirus is a favorable context for phishing techniques. Indeed, many organized gangs of cybercriminals are pretending to be health o...
Resolving IP disputes through Mediation in France: how does it work?
IPzen team was pleased to sponsor a breakfast debate last February organized by Dreyfus & associés, in association with INTA, the theme was the following: “Resolving IP disputes through Mediation in France“. ...
The value of domain names
A "domain name" may be seen as an Internet address which points to a particular website on the internet. Typically, it has three elements: a prefix, an extension and a ‘name’ which may be a word or a combination of lette...
The Cloud in the era of GDPR or GDPR in the era of the Cloud?
The phenomenon of the digitization of information systems has been a necessary or even mandatory development. It is both a vector of competitiveness and modernity, but it should also be considered to be an area of risk. The use of...
The “right to be forgotten” for Google: in Europe only!
The right to be forgotten refers to the possibility for an individual to request the removal of information from the Internet that could damage his or her reputation. The right to be forgotten applies in two different ways: on the...
International Trademarks – Samoa, a new member of the Madrid Protocol
Samoa’s membership confirms that the Madrid System and its protocol are major assets for the international protection of the trademarks, offering a convenient and economic solution for trademark owners around the world. The ...
Canada: Accession to the Madrid System
Since March 17, 2019, Canada has officially become a member of the Madrid Protocol, the Nice Agreement and the Singapore Treaty. These treaties will be applicable in Canada from 17 June 2019. Following a long process of reform, Ca...