Trademarks, Trademark Clearinghouse

Launch of .LOCKER

Hogan Lovells on 7/12/2024

Orange Domains, a joint venture between Trust Machines, Tucows and Hiro Systems, has recently launched the new generic Top Level Domain (gTLD) .LOCKER. .LOCKER is aimed at businesses offering digital locker services such as...more

Domain Name News: June 2024

Hogan Lovells on 7/1/2024

This is the June edition of Anchovy News. Here you will find articles concerning ICANN, the domain name industry and the recuperation of domain names across the globe. In this issue we cover: Domain name industry news:...more

Domain Name News: April 2024

Hogan Lovells on 4/30/2024

This is the April edition of Anchovy News. Here you will find articles concerning ICANN, the domain name industry and the recuperation of domain names across the globe. In this issue we cover: Domain name industry news:...more

Domain Name News: October 2023

Hogan Lovells on 10/31/2023

This is the October edition of Anchovy News. Here you will find articles concerning ICANN, the domain name industry and the recuperation of domain names across the globe. In this issue we cover: Domain name industry news: The...more

Infringers Beware! .Com gTLDs Now Supported by Trademark Clearinghouse

Dorsey & Whitney LLP on 11/4/2020

In the ever-raging battle against trademark infringers gobbling up domain names for squatting purposes, trademark owners received a new tool in their arsenal, thanks to a recent update with the Ongoing Notification Service of...more

Trademark Clearance Searching and Applications – Be Ahead of the Curve

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 5/12/2020

During this COVID-19 time when suddenly improbabilities have become realities, many find themselves looking to launch branded products that, even six months ago, may have seemed unlikely. However, some things have remained...more

Why Register My Trademark? The Benefits of Trademark Registration

Jaburg Wilk on 9/17/2019

A trademark is a word, name, or symbol used to identify and distinguish a seller’s product from those of others. A trademark is part of a company’s brand. It is the embodiment of the company’s reputation. Over time, a...more

MarkIt to Market® - June 2019: A Coexistence Caveat for Junior Users

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. on 7/1/2019

Many trademark disputes are resolved by coexistence agreement – a contract whereby two trademark owners agree to use similar trademarks, but with certain limitations in place to avoid a likelihood of confusion in the...more

MarkIt to Market - February 2019: gTLD Sunrise Period Now Open

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. on 3/6/2019

As first reported in our December 2013 newsletter, the first new generic top-level domains (gTLDs, the group of letters after the "dot" in a domain name) have launched their "Sunrise" registration periods. Please see our...more

ICANN Proposes Framework for WHOIS Access, but Questions Remain

Fish & Richardson on 6/29/2018

On May 25, 2018, the European Union’s (EU) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) went into effect, establishing new restrictions on the use and publication of personal information. The GDPR has broad application,...more

Leveraging the .app gTLD for Your Mobile Needs

Fenwick & West LLP on 4/5/2018

The .app generic top-level domain (gTLD) launches March 29, 2018, and brand owners will have a little more than a month to register domains in the Sunrise Period. After May 1, 2018, registration of .app domains opens to the...more

gTLD Sunrise Periods Now Open

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. on 5/5/2017

As first reported in our December 2013 newsletter, the first new generic top-level domains (gTLDs, the group of letters after the "dot" in a domain name) have launched their "Sunrise" registration periods. Please contact us...more

New Internet Domain Available for U.S. Credit Unions

Fox Rothschild LLP on 5/5/2017

Credit unions in the United States now have access to a new top-level domain – .creditunion – for websites named to match an existing registered trademark. The “sunrise period” for the new domain runs from May 4 through...more

New gTLD Sunrise Periods for Gaming, Entertainment and Retail Companies

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP on 9/20/2016

The following open gTLD Sunrise Periods may be of interest to companies in the gaming, entertainment and retail industries who wish to register their trademark as a domain name. Each new gTLD operator must provide a window...more

New Online Opportunities for .store and .stream Domain Names

Perkins Coie on 5/20/2016

Several new unrestricted generic Top Level Domains (gTLDs), such as .store and .stream, are now available, with several others set to launch soon. You are afforded a short window of time, referred to as the Sunrise...more

The Essentials Of Domain Name Management For Companies

Ladas & Parry LLP on 5/3/2016

In the traditional scheme of intellectual property, companies tend to manage their trademark, copyright, and patent portfolios, whether in house or through outside counsel. However, it has become increasingly essential for...more

[Your Brand].Sucks

McAfee & Taft on 6/11/2015

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, also known as ICANN, is currently in a multi-year process of rolling out hundreds of new generic top-level domains (gTLDs). ICANN’s rationale for the expansion:...more

Coming Soon: Your_Brand.Sucks

Jackson Walker on 4/2/2015

Discussion about how something "sucks" is no longer reserved for middle school lunchrooms. Soon the Internet will include a new generic top-level domain ("gTLD") for .SUCKS. The goal of this new gTLD—according to its...more

Generic Top Level Domains Create New Opportunities and New Headaches for Colleges and Universities

Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC on 3/24/2015

For decades, the Internet was limited to a small number of top-level Internet domains, the most common being .com, .org, .net, .edu, and country-specific domains. However, in 2012 the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names...more

New ".SUCKS" TLD Creates Dilemma for Trademark Owners

Foley & Lardner LLP on 3/24/2015

March 30, 2015, is the opening day of the “sunrise” period for registration of domain names in the .SUCKS top-level domain (TLD). Unlike other recently created TLDs, which are typically oriented toward either particular...more

Don’t Lose Out on Your .BANK Domain Name

Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP on 3/17/2015

In just a few months, perhaps as early as mid-May, the new .BANK generic Top Level Domain will become available to banks around the world. The new domain promises to be more secure than the traditional .COM, with enhanced...more

.PORN and .ADULT Join .XXX to Form Unsexy Threesome for Brand Owners

Yesterday marked the sunrise launch of the .porn and .adult generic top-level domains (gTLDs), which join .xxx in the top-level domain name space as gTLDs targeted mainly at online purveyors of adult entertainment. ...more

ICANN’s gTLD Program – A Look Back and Forward

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. on 10/10/2014

ICANN’s new Generic Top-Level Domain (gTLD) program has been in full swing for over a year now, so it seems an apt time to examine some statistics as to how brands are engaging with new gTLDs, utilizing the Trademark...more

Renewal Deadline – 1 Year Trademark Clearinghouse Registrations

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. on 10/10/2014

If your company was an early registrant in the Trademark Clearinghouse, it is likely your registrations had an effective date of November 5, 2014, the date the Clearinghouse went “live.” If so, the deadline to renew one-year...more

MarkIt to Market - September 2014

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. on 10/9/2014

The September issue of Sterne Kessler's MarkIt to MarketTM newsletter contains an explanation of new guidelines on the treatment of color logos in the European Community, a reminder of the upcoming renewal deadline for the...more

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