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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

Bullivant Houser Bailey PC: Will Ninth Circuit Decision Open Floodgates on Bidding for Trademarked Keywords?
Posted on 16 Mar 2011 by Bullivant Houser Bailey PC

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

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

First Looks at Copyright and the Cloud --- Recent "Locker" Decisions Probe Infringement Liability and Safe Harbor Issues
Posted on 21 Sep 2011 by Jon Baumgarten

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

Senate Judiciary Committee Approves Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act (2010 S. 3804)
Posted on 7 Dec 2010 by Copyright & Trademark Law Community Staff

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

The Keyword Plot Thickens as the Internet Troika Suffers Its Demise at the Hands of the Sleekcraft Factors: Ninth Circuit Addresses Confusion and Keywords
Posted on 14 Mar 2011 by Travis Burchart

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

Second Circuit Reverses Chloé v. Queen Bee - Finds Personal Jurisdiction Over Internet Counterfeiter
Posted on 19 Aug 2010 by Amy L. Brosius

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

The Necessity of Protecting Fashion Designs in the Internet Age
Posted on 12 Nov 2010 by Catherine S. Gratton

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

Alibaba and the Forty Thousand Thieves: Combating Counterfeiting on B2B websites
Posted on 10 May 2010 by H. David Starr and Gregory Bennett

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

Increased FDA Internet Scrutiny of Web Traffic Tools
Posted on 8 Jun 2010 by P. McGrady, J. Prochnow, A. Furman, A. Sutin

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