Tag: Domain Names
Protecting Trademarks from Registration with an Unwanted Domain Name
November 5, 2015
General registration has begun for websites including the generic top level domains (gTLDs) .sex, .porn, .XXX, and .adult, thus allowing the public to purchase domain names ending with these extensions. Registration is on a first come, first serve basis and…
Read MoreFirst Ever Satellite Patent Office Opens in Detroit
July 20, 2012
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) opened the first ever satellite patent office in Detroit, Michigan amid fanfare on July 13, 2012. USPTO Director David Kappos swore-in the office’s first seven USPTO Board Judges who will preside over…
Read MoreICANN Releases List of Applied-for New Generic Top Level Domains
June 21, 2012
ICANN, the corporation responsible for technical coordination of the Internet such as IP-address-allocation and domain-name system (DNS), recently released the full list of applied-for new generic top level domain (gTLD) strings. There were a total of 1930 applications submitted from…
Read MoreNew IP Exchange Expects to Begin Trading This Year
June 14, 2012
The world’s first financial exchange facilitating non-exclusive licensing and trading of intellectual property rights is expected to begin trading this year. Intellectual Property Exchange International, Inc. (“IPXI”) will offer Unit License Rights™ (“ULRs”), a non-exclusive license of a particular unit…
Read MoreWilliam McKenna Completes IBA Bar Leader Series
June 5, 2012
Woodard, Emhardt associate William McKenna was a member of the most recent graduating class of the Indianapolis Bar Association’s Bar Leader Series. Twenty five attorneys from Indianapolis area firms were selected to participate in the Bar Leader Series based on…
Read MoreCase Law Update: Enforcing a Judgment by Levying a Domain Name
June 30, 2010
The Ninth Circuit issued an ironic ruling last month regarding levying domain names to satisfy a prior judgment. In Office Depot, Inc. v. Zuccarini (9th Cir., Feb. 2010), the Ninth Circuit ruled that a creditor can levy a domain name…
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