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New Possible Domain Names
Posted on 9 Jul 2013 by Ashlee Froese

CanadaFashionLaw took a sneak peek at the newly applied for TLDs to see how the landscape of the internet could be changing. With close to 2000 applications, CanadaFashionLaw thought it would be useful to see how the online fashion and retail landscape... Read More

Paul D. McGrady, Jr., on the New gTLDs
Posted on 7 Jul 2011 by Paul D. McGrady, Jr.

ICANN is developing a framework to launch new gTLDs, and we can expect that the next twenty-four months will be a time of great change for the Internet and for brands as a result. The new gTLDs represent challenge, cost, risk and possible reward.... Read More

ICANN Makes Hundreds of New gTLDs Available as of 2012
Posted on 24 Jun 2011 by Williams Mullen

By AMY G. MARINO & ROBERT C. VAN ARNAM ICANN OPENS UP HUNDREDS OF INTERNET DOMAIN NAME ENDINGS WHICH WILL GREATLY EXPAND WEBSITE POSSIBILITIES FOR BOTH BRAND OWNERS AND POTENTIAL INFRINGERS. The Board of Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and... Read More

Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery LLP: ICANN Application Period Now Open for New Generic Top-Level Domains
Posted on 30 Jan 2012 by Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery

By Alisa C. Simmons As first reported in June, ICANN (the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers that administers Internet domains) has liberalized the generic top-level domain system. Earlier this month, ICANN opened the first of... Read More

Cowan, Liebowitz & Latman Announces Seminar on Fashion, Technology and the Internet
Posted on 13 May 2013 by Copyright & Trademark Law Community Staff

NEW YORK -- The law firm Cowan, Liebowitz & Latman will hold its ninth annual breakfast seminar for the Fashion Industry titled " Fashion, Technology & the Internet-Opportunities and Challenges " It will be held on Thursday, June... Read More

Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione: New gTLDs Approved by ICANN
Posted on 13 Jul 2011 by Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

As of January 12, 2012, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Board of Directors will allow applications for the new generic Top Level Domains (gTLDs). ICANN considers these additions to the Internet as its number one priority... Read More

McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC: UPDATE .XXX Domain General Availability Starts December 6, 2011
Posted on 29 Nov 2011 by McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC

By Brian Gregg As of December 6, 2011 the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) will begin offering .xxx domain registrations to the general public. The registry will be operated by Florida-based ICM Registry (ICM), the... Read More

YourTrademark.Anything -- Trademark Protection in the Age of the Limitless
Posted on 2 Aug 2013 by Steve Abreu

Excerpt: Get ready for the next great land rush, because the Internet is about to expand. Top-level domains, now restricted to 22 variations like .com, .edu, .net and .gov will soon be limitless. Companies have already petitioned ICANN (the Internet... Read More

Duane Morris LLP: Inception of the Online Red Light District: ICANN to Launch Top-level Domain Extension This Fall
Posted on 23 Aug 2011 by Duane Morris LLP

By Mark A. Steiner Background The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is set to launch the new .XXX (dot-triple X) top-level domain (TLD) extension this fall. The intended users are those in the adult entertainment... Read More

Starting an Online Business / CLE Webinar - ICANN's New Top-Level Domain Names Part 1: Concerns For Businesses
Posted on 25 May 2011 by Paul D. McGrady, Jr.

By Paul D. McGrady, Jr., Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig / Author, McGrady on Domain Names One of the new topics that general counsel need especially to be aware of is ICANN's plan to launch new top-level domain names. ICANN (Internet Corporation... Read More

Current Problems, Future Needs, and the IANA Transition: ICANN and What To Do About It
Posted on 26 May 2015 by Paul D. McGrady, Jr.

ICANN is responsible for coordinating the Internet's systems of unique identifiers, including the systems of domain names and numeric addresses used to reach computers on the Internet. This article addresses three important topics: (1) abuse of the... Read More

John McKeown and Jim Davis on ICANN's New gTLDs
Posted on 31 Jan 2012 by LexisNexis Legal Business Community Staff

On this edition, John McKeown of Cassels Brock in Toronto and James Davis of Arent Fox in Washington, D.C. discuss ICANN's expansion of generic Top-Level Domains (gTLDs) and what it means to brand owners. Copyright© 2012 LexisNexis, a division... Read More

Paul D. McGrady, Jr., on the New gTLDs
Posted on 7 Jul 2011 by Paul D. McGrady, Jr.

ICANN is developing a framework to launch new gTLDs, and we can expect that the next twenty-four months will be a time of great change for the Internet and for brands as a result. The new gTLDs represent challenge, cost, risk and possible reward. Are... Read More

Starting an Online Business / CLE Webinar - ICANN's New Top-Level Domain Names Part 2: The Expenses Related To New Domain Names
Posted on 25 May 2011 by Paul D. McGrady, Jr.

By Paul D. McGrady, Jr., Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig / Author, McGrady on Domain Names In terms of timing, ICANN can pull the switch at any moment. The last meeting in San Francisco just ended recently and there's another meeting... Read More

Foley & Lardner LLP: ICANN Accepting Applications for New Generic Top Level Domain Names
Posted on 20 Jan 2012 by Foley & Lardner LLP

By Toni Y. Hickey and Andrew Baum The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) began accepting applications for new generic top level domain names (gTLDs) on January 12, 2012. ICANN is accepting applications through April 12,... Read More