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2007
“What’s The Hindi Word For Dot-Com?”
By Marty Schwimmer on
Posted in Domain Names
WSJ.com: “What’s the Hindi Word for Dot-Com?“:
“Long-dominated by English, the language of its founders, the Internet is about to take a big step toward becoming a truly world-wide Web.
Starting on Monday, Web surfers will be able to test Internet addresses in 11 languages that don’t use the Roman alphabet — the…
Three Years In A Barrel In Scotland, con’t
By Marty Schwimmer on
Posted in Uncategorized
Out-law.com: “Strong whisky laws proposed to stop fake Scotch.”
One Domain Name Owner’s Confession
By Marty Schwimmer on
Posted in Domain Names
Austn360.com: “The Ethics Of Domain Name Selling”
A few days ago, I got an e-mail from someone who wanted to buy the domain. The man said he and his wife were starting a baby-related business and wanted to use babycation.com. . . .
I asked a friend of mine who works in the…
First Niagara v. First Niagara
By Marty Schwimmer on
Posted in Likelihood of Confusion
We filed a trademark infringement suit on behalf of First Niagara Insurance Brokers, Inc. today, against First Niagara Financial Group, Inc.
Here is the text of the complaint
You may recall that this dispute was the subject of a Federal Circuit decision regarding use in commerce.
EDNY: Purchase of Keyword Not Use in Commerce
By Marty Schwimmer on
Posted in Search Engines
Prof Goldman: “Yet Another NY Court Says Keyword Ads & Metatags Aren’t TM Use in Commerce – S&L Vitamins v. Australian Gold.”
If You’re Interested On How Much Some Domain Names Go For
By Marty Schwimmer on
Posted in Domain Names
. . . then you can go to Moniker and download the list of asking prices for an upcoming auction.
Korean IP Firm Newsletter
By Marty Schwimmer on
Posted in International
The Korean law firm of Kasan sent me its newsletter, summarizing recent trademark decisions, and containing a handy flowchart of the Korean trademark process.
Good Resources For Domain Name “Work Up”
By Marty Schwimmer on
Posted in Domain Names
When I begin a matter involving a third-party website, the first step is to do a ‘work-up,’ that is to say, find out the domain name registrant, hosting service, etc. This article from the Virtual Hosting Blog (really intended for competitive analysis), is a good collection of tools useful in obtaining background information on a…
I Play The Radio At Work Sometimes So I May Have Exposure
By Marty Schwimmer on
Posted in Copyright
BBC: “Kwik-Fit Sued Over Staff Radios“:
“A car repair firm has been taken to court accused of infringing musical copyright because its employees listen to radios at work.
The action against the Kwik-Fit Group has been brought by the Performing Rights Society which collects royalties for songwriters and performers.”
A decent starting point…