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

By Daniel T. Rockey In an opinion that will cause many companies to rethink their Internet advertising strategies, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals held in Network Automation, Inc. v. Advanced Systems Concepts , Inc. , Case No. 10-55840 (March... Read More

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

By Jon Baumgarten and Noah Gitterman, Proskauer Rose LLP The emergence of "cloud computing" products and services is drawing considerable attention in legal circles. In the copyright arena, it is taking the form of infringement issues pertaining... Read More

On November 18 th , the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee approved, by a vote of 19-0, legislation to prevent Internet websites from illegally sharing movies, TV shows and other counterfeit material. Copyright 2010 LexisNexis Academic & Library... Read More

It is not too early to wax nostalgic about the Internet and trademark infringement. It seems so long ago that the Ninth Circuit, in discussing metatags and initial interest confusion, said: Using another's trademark in one's metatags is... Read More

The Second Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed the controversial decision in the Chloé v. Queen Bee case, in which the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York refused to exercise jurisdiction over an Internet counterfeiter... Read More

New York Senator Charles Schumer recently introduced the Innovative Design Protection and Piracy Prevention Act, S. 3728 , to create the first statutory protection specific to fashion designs. This bill, proposed to amend the US Copyright Act, provides... Read More

For today's consumer goods product developer, counterfeiting is a huge concern. An essential part of any campaign against counterfeit goods is Internet enforcement. In this Analysis, David Starr and Gregory Bennett focus on the details of establishing... Read More

The Internet makes it easier for fraudsters and unethical individuals and companies to take advantage of victims and flaunt the law on a broad scale. However, even legitimate businesses and advertisers are sometimes either unaware of the law or believe... Read More