Category: Trademarks

Parts I and II have laid the framework for ICANN and how the newly available domain names will operate. But, how will all of this affect trademark owners and how will disputes be handled? The next wave in the domain name business will be providing specific domain names to trademark owners interested in purchasing them.

Part I provided an introduction to ICANN, its many acronyms and how the system came to be. This section focuses on what this means for consumers. ICANN’s Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) conducted trials in the early 2000s and introduced a policy development process in 2005 based on the introduction of new gTLDs. The new

The internet has changed our lives in a number of ways. And in order to keep up with the demands of today’s technologically savvy society, it must continue to grow and change as well. In recent months, the internet universe has been expanding from the .COM and .ORG universe to a number of new domains

With the recent Seattle Seahawks Super Bowl win, mention of the “12th Man” has been in the news for a number of weeks. Surprisingly, Seattle does not have ownership of this mark. The actual owner, Texas A&M University, has been very aggressive in policing its mark. Texas A&M registered the marks “12TH MAN” and “HOME

“The Slants” is a Seattle-based band composed primarily of members of Asian-American descent. According to the band, their desire was “to take on these stereotypes that people have about us, like the slanted eyes, and own them.” They have been using the name since 2006 and claim to have a large Asian-American following. When the