Here is the recording of the May 1, 2013 webinar entitled “Using the Trademark Clearinghouse for the New gTLDs.” On June 13, 2012, ICANN announced that 1,930 applications were filed for new top-level Internet domain names. These custom domains will be whatever the applicant desires to the right of the dot – .GOOGLE, .NEWS, or…
Category Archives: Trademark
Using the Trademark Clearinghouse for the new gTLDs
As covered in our “New Top-Level Internet Domains” webinar, the landscape of the Internet is quickly evolving. Thousands of new top-level domains are coming online soon. Trademark owners should consider registering their marks with the new Trademark Clearinghouse, which will provide notification of new domains that may incorporate your brand. While a Clearinghouse registration will…
Trolls Often Lurk Under Intellectual Property Bridges
This article originally went to press on December 21, the last day of the Mayan calendar, but more optimistically, the first day of winter. At least in North America it is the first day of winter. I am reminded of the distinction because I was invited to make a presentation recently in beautiful Punte del…
Trademark Dilution Webinar
Here is the recording of the February 6, 2013 webinar entitled “Trademark Dilution.” How do you protect famous marks from uses which tarnish or otherwise harm them? Trademark Dilution claims help to protect famous marks from other uses which tend to harm their uniqueness. In this webinar we will discuss the concept and some cases…
Webinar – Trademarks and the Likelihood of Confusion
Here is the recording of the January 16, 2013 webinar on “Trademarks and the Likelihood of Confusion.” When is one trademark is too similar to another? Courts have adopted a thirteen factor test to help make this determination. In this webinar, we will discuss the test and review examples from recent cases in which this…
IP Rights Enforcement in Social Media Webinar Recording
Here is the recording of the December 12, 2012 webinar entitled “IP Rights Enforcement in Social Media.” The rise of social media has also led to an increase in online infringements. Copyright and trademark issues can arise. Come learn about these types of infringements and how they can be handled in this webinar. Come learn…
Court Upholds Single Color Trademark Protection For High Fashion Shoe Designer
I had to resort to Wikipedia to find out who Christian Louboutin is. His life has been nothing less than a French Horatio Alger story. Born in Paris in 1963, he was the son of a cabinet maker. Thrice expelled from school, he ran away from home at age 12. He roamed the world, spending…
The Trademark Clearance Process Webinar
Here is the recording of the May 2, 2012 webinar entitled “The Trademark Clearance Process.” In this webinar we cover: – Trademark Basics – Levels of Distinctiveness – Duty to Search – Scope of Searches – Search Process – International Searching – Examples from TTAB cases View on YouTube The slides can be found here…
Trademark Owners: Beware of Registration Scams
The word for it is insidious. It might not exactly be illegal, but it’s definitely insidious. I’m referring to a recent wave of trademark scams, designed to extract unnecessary payments from unwitting owners of federal trademark registrations. Trademark scams are not new, but like the flu there is a particularly virulent strain going around now….
Trademarks and Domain Names Webinar
Here is the recording of the March 7, 2012 webinar on “Trademarks and Domain Names.” In this webinar, we cover: – Trademark Overview – Domain Name Overview – Domain Name Formats – Domain Names as Trademarks – Domain Names Including Trademarks – UDRP – ACPA – Cybersquatting and Typosquatting – Hypotheticals View on YouTube The…