Legal

ICANN and IBM negotiated the terms for a proposed statement of work for operation of the Sunrise and Trademark Claims services offered by the Trademark Clearinghouse. The New gTLD Program Committee has reviewed the terms …

This past week 21 new objections were filed at the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center for new gTLD strings. The WIPO center received the objections on March 13, 2013 and these were posted on the …

28 objections were filed at the International Chamber of Commerce for new gTLD strings. The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) received the objections on March 12 and 13, 2013 and these were posted on the ICC …

ICANN is providing the latest revision of the previously posted “Revised New gTLD Registry Agreement” for the community’s information and review. Clean [PDF, 458 KB] Redline [PDF, 455 KB] Summary of Changes [PDF, 155 KB] …

This past week 47 new objections were filed at the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center for new gTLD strings. The WIPO center received the objections from March 8, 2013 to March 13, 2013 and these …

The Trademark Clearinghouse, launching the 26th of March, has announced some crucial changes in its fee structure. The changes are applicable to Trademark Holders and Trademark Agents who opt for a Prepayment Account (Advanced Fee …

Napster, the legendary p2p file sharing application, seems to still be alive. Napster, created in 1999, was merged with Rhapsody, a US online music store subscription service, in 2011. Rhapsody International, Inc. filed a UDRP complaint …

The Delaware Department of State sent a letter to ICANN and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), that is part of the US Department of Commerce, on the 5th of March regarding applications for new …

The Generic Names Supporting Organization Working Group tasked with addressing the issue of locking of a domain name subject to Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) Proceedings has published its Initial Report for public …

A Public Interest Commitments (PIC) dispute resolution procedure has been introduced by ICANN. A third Post-Delegation Dispute Resolution Procedure (PDDRP) – along with the already approved Trademark PDDRP and Registration Restriction Dispute Resolution Procedure (RRDRP) …

An objection was filed at the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center for the new gTLD string .delmonte. The WIPO center received the objection on March 2, 2013 and this was just posted on the WIPO …

Xerox filed a UDRP (Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy) complaint at the National Arbitration Forum (NAF). The complaint was filed for 50 domain names, most of them appear to be printer model numbers such as: …

General Motors LLC won the domain name MyChevrolet.com at the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center after waiting 12 years to file a complaint. The disputed domain name MyChevrolet.com has resolved to an inactive website since it was …

Is this really what the UDRP was designed for? Is ICANN happy with this travesty? The domain uhealth.org was transferred to the complainant in a case that was decided by a 2-1 majority of the …