Over the years we have seen several piracy type websites jump from domain name to domain name. The Pirate Bay famously lost their .se domain and moved on to several like .la,.mn,.gd,.am…
Category: IntellectualProperty
Facebook Refuses To Take Domain Back from Registrant
Here is an odd one. Facebook filed a complaint with U.K. Internet authority Nominet over thefacebook.co.uk. The registrant Steven Cameron said he did not register the domain name or have anything to…
Kylie Minogue and Kylie Jenner at odds on “Kylie” Trademark
It looks like two ladies named Kylie are at odds when it comes to trademark rights. Kylie Jenner has filed a tm application for the word Kylie for “entertainment in the nature…
Twitter is interested in the second round of new gtld applications
TrademarksandBrandsOnline.com published an article that Twitter plans to participate in the second round of new gtld expansion. Stephen Coates is trademark counsel for the social media giant, he told the website that…
Will .Film Prevent Squatting from Unofficial Third Parties ?
Will .film help in the battle against cybersquatting ? ScreenDaily.com published an article on the Melbourne-based Motion Picture Domain Registry (MPDR) and their launch of .film, an extension dedicated exclusively to film…
Apple Sued For Trademark Infringement Over “Ear Pods”
Direct Sound Headphones, LLC, of a Fenton, Missouri has sued Apple for Trademark Infringement over the term “Ear Pods” Plaintiff, (“Direct Sound” or “Plaintiff”) sued Apple for “violations arising under the Trademark…
Go Daddy Wins Court Case Most Thought They would lose
We have been tracking the battle between the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for a few years now. It was looking like Go Daddy was going to lose a case…