Proceedings for invalidity and revocation (before the INPI)
As of April 1, 2020, it is now possible to bring actions for cancellation on grounds of invalidity and revocation on grounds of nonuse of trademarks at the French trademark Office –INPI. Among the new developments r...
Evolution of the number of domain name registrations in the world
In this article, we present the latest key statistics on domain name registration from a report published by Verisign in March 2019. According to this report, the number of top-level domain names registrations (TLDs) ...
Brexit : The withdrawal of the United Kingdom and the EU Rules on <.eu> Domain Names.
Despite the Brexit uncertainty, some issues seems to be seeing light at the end of the tunnel. On 18 July 2019, the European Commission issued an updated notice to stakeholders concerning the <.eu> domain names registered by...
China : The retroactive effects of the new amendment governing the alternative resolution procedure regarding <.cn>.
In our previous publication, we announced that the China Dispute Resolution Policy (CNDPR) extended the time limit within which to admit complaints about domain names. Following the information provided by the CNNIC, we now kno...
The dispute resolution policy which governs the <.cn> domain has extended the term within which action may be taken from 2 to 3 years.
On March 2017, the new General Civil Chinese Law Rules extended the general limitation period for civil actions from 2 to 3 years. Since then, many recommendations have been made about the need to change the China Internet Netw...
United Kingdom: Only a few days left to take advantage of the priority registration period for the <.uk> extension!
It was originally not possible in the United Kingdom, to register a <.uk> domain name, and only third-level extensions existed, such as <.co.uk>. However, the extension in <.uk> became the official ccTLD of the U...
Expired domain name buyout, a risk-free strategy?
SEO (Search Engine Optimization) corresponds to all the techniques adopted to increase the visibility of a website in search engine results. Several strategies have been created to successfully carry out this optimization of a web...
McDonald’s “Big Mac” trademark revoked?
An American fast food chain McDonald's risks having its trademark "Big Mac" removed by the EUIPO (European Union Intellectual Property Office), after a legal confrontation with a small Irish chain called Supermac. In fact, Supe...
2018: Record number of UDRP cybersquatting complaints filed with WIPO.
On March 15, 2019 WIPO has published its press release entitled “WIPO Cybersquatting Cases Grow by 12% to Reach New Record in 2018”. By virtue of their intellectual property rights, trademark owners are granted protection a...
Unfair competition and domain names: enlightment by two French court decisions
A domain name enjoys protection, but when does it acquire such protection? Tribunal de Grande Instance of Nanterre, civil division, first chamber, November 3, 2016 The Tribunal de Grande Instance of Nanterre points out that ...