Amazon Registry is hiring for their legal department. The job title? Corporate Counsel, IP. While the focus is intellectual property it’s firmly focussed on domains: We are looking for a talented attorney to support our intellectual property efforts in our rapidly growing and evolving company. Counsel will support the Amazon Registry Services business on a… Continue reading Amazon Registry is Hiring: Corporate Counsel, IP
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Give Feedback On The Trademark Clearinghouse (TMCH)
The Trademark Clearinghouse (TMCH) was created specifically to address concerns voiced by IP rights holders in relation to the new TLD program. It’s not the most popular or successful facet of the new TLD program in many people’s minds. According to the most recent statistics from the Trademark Clearinghouse less than 40 thousand marks have… Continue reading Give Feedback On The Trademark Clearinghouse (TMCH)
DotSucks Takes The Prophylactic Metaphor Further Than INTA Member Might Like
This week INTA, the International Trademark Association, is meeting in San Diego. As can be expected with any trademark show a lot of domain industry companies are in attendance. What, however, seems to be catching more attention than many others is the presence of the .sucks registry. As others have mentioned, Vox Populi have a… Continue reading DotSucks Takes The Prophylactic Metaphor Further Than INTA Member Might Like
IP Rights Enforcement Gone Wrong: MarkMonitor Pursues UK Village Over Its Own Name
IP rights enforcement might be seen as a necessary evil. It depends who you ask. However sometimes the companies who do the rights enforcement for big brands screw up and screw up badly. A recent case involves the village of Copthorne, which is located in Sussex, England. The village has a population of about 5… Continue reading IP Rights Enforcement Gone Wrong: MarkMonitor Pursues UK Village Over Its Own Name
Governments Send Yet Another Salvo Across ICANN’s Bows
The relationship between ICANN and the governments of the world could be best described as “interesting”. Or one could be slightly more explicit and call it “tense”. While at an individual level many governments hold different views of how ICANN should be managing the roll out of the new top level domains (new TLDs), when… Continue reading Governments Send Yet Another Salvo Across ICANN’s Bows
Thomson Reuters Finalise Acquisition Of MarkMonitor
Thomson Reuters announced earlier today that they have finalised the acquisition of domain name registrar and online brand protection company MarkMonitor. From their release: “The addition of MarkMonitor to our Intellectual Property & Science portfolio marks a transformational shift for our business,” said Chris Kibarian, president, IP & Science, Thomson Reuters. “Together, MarkMonitor and Thomson… Continue reading Thomson Reuters Finalise Acquisition Of MarkMonitor
Google’s Copyright Algorithm Change Welcomed By White House
Late last week Google announced a change to their algorithm to penalise copyright infringers in the search engine’s results. The White House’s Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator, Victoria Espinel, last night welcomed this move: On Friday, Google announced that it will incorporate valid copyright removal notices into its search algorithms, moving infringing sites down in search… Continue reading Google’s Copyright Algorithm Change Welcomed By White House
Co.no To Go Live July 4th
Co.no will be going live on July 4th 2012 ie. in two days time. The operator for co.no was involved in a court case with the Norwegian domain registry (Norid), but won. According to an email they sent to their partners this evening co.no domains will be activated at 10 am CET on July 4th.… Continue reading Co.no To Go Live July 4th
What Does The Whitehouse SOPA Statement Actually Mean?
The proposed legislation coming from the US to combat online piracy known as SOPA has not been popular among internet industry professionals or internet users. The debate surrounding the legislation heated up considerably in the runup to Christmas and there is now a planned “blackout” being organised by several high profile content providers. In a… Continue reading What Does The Whitehouse SOPA Statement Actually Mean?
New TLD Event To Be Held In Bulgaria
With the countdown towards the opening of the application window on new TLDs next January draws closer the number of new TLD related events is growing. In November there will be a one day event on new TLDs in Sofia, Bulgaria. At the moment the timetable covers topics such as: intellectual property IDNs IPv6… Continue reading New TLD Event To Be Held In Bulgaria