Starting from November 7th, 2017, the Madrid Protocol will formally host its 99th member : Thailand, thereby underscoring the importance of this international system of trademark registration. In force since April 1996, the Madrid Protocol is a treaty, administred by the … Read More
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The revised trademarks law in the Caymans Island
Starting August 1, 2017, the Caymans Island have implemented new dispositions in trademarks law, following the implementation of the Trade Marks Law 2016. This new law was expected, and repeals the old law – The Patents and Trade Marks Law … Read More
Tags: Management, registration, trademark
Dot brand: they are increasingly adhering
Dot brands are on a roll (2017 – continuation of blog article – New extensions: could the .brand interest you?) Domain names: status of the <.brand> in 2017 In June 2011, the ICANN launched the new gTLDs program in order to … Read More
New extensions: could the .brand interest you?
The “.BRAND” Tld is a new gTLD that is becoming increasingly appealing. Companies are interested in this concept in order to own an extension of their own brand. This practice is an excellent marketing opportunity to present products of the … Read More
Increased liability for registrars
Registrars’ liability Registrars and registries play an important role in operating domain names. Even though they do not register domain names maliciously and with intent to cause prejudice to a trademark, they nevertheless are not required to review registration applications … Read More
Tags: company, Domain name, Intellectual Property, internet, monitoring, organization, registration, right, security, TLD, trademark, Use, website
Make sure to update the status of your trademarks with the Trademarks Register!
An order of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) dated September 8, 2016 highlights the need for business trademark owners to register all relevant changes with the Trademark Register. Changing one’s corporate name requires compliance with various formalities, such as … Read More
A domain name transferred by UDRP decision was finally returned to its original owner
In a decision of the Paris Cour d’appel dated November 8, 2016 (Pole 5, ch. 1, Mr X./Team Reager AB and Stone Age Limited), the judges reversed an expert’s decision at the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center dated July 29, … Read More
Tags: counterfeit, defence, Domain name, internet, restitution, rights, trademark, transfer, UDRP, WIPO
New business profiles on Instagram: protect your trademarks against any attempt of cybersquatting or username squatting
Instagram, with its ever-increasing popularity since being taken over by Facebook in 2012, announced in May 2016 that it is developing business profiles. The emerging of business profiles Business profiles, which are entirely free of charge for the business community, … Read More
Tags: defence, designation, impersonation, name, protection, trademark, Username squatting
