An interesting wrinkle in protecting against cybersquatting in an ‘open’ .BOOKS TLD: book titles qua book titles are not subject to trademark protection.
LV Claim re Hangover 2 Not Plausible, Let Alone Particularly Compelling
In the comedy ‘The Hangover: Part II,’ one character roughly moves another character’s luggage, and that character, whom we know to be a buffoon, says ‘Careful, that, that is a Lewis (sic) Vuitton.” (you can see the exchange beginning at approximately 1:40 in the clip above). LV gets a copy of the DVD, slows it
Guest Rant: It’s All About The Free Market Until The Domainers Get Hurt
Editor’s Note: Google’s and Amazon’s TLD applications for certain ‘generic’ terms indicate they would be run as ‘closed’ registries, that is to say, third parties can’t own the names – all domain names would be the property of the registry operator. Various commentators (mostly aligned with the domain industry) have reacted negatively to this news.
SDNY Departs From First-Filed Rule Enjoining Declaratory Action
SDNY departs from first-filed rule, enjoining Florida action as it was ‘improper anticipatory’ action filed one day before ‘natural plaintiff’s’ SDNY action.
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Second Circuit Affirming Rule 11 Sanctions
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Initial Fun Facts From The TLD List
After a first scan of the list: the winner is .APP, with 13 applications. The only obvious trademark conflict I saw involved .COACH (2 applications) and .MONSTER (2 applications). (UPDATE – Google filed by .ING, but ING didn’t. Also, .SAS filed for by two different applicants) Google and Amazon will butt heads over several generics.
Here Is The List of New gTLD Applications
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Revel In Reveal Day
Live from ICANN’s secret underground headquarters:
Open and Notorious
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