Neil LimThe new domain extensions, also known as new gTLDs, can be confusing with the different launch phases they have. From domain extensions to Sunrise, the different terms are technical and anyone can be easily confused by these. While the launch of these new domain extensions will present businesses with new branding opportunities, it will also…
Webnames.ca StaffWebnames.ca would like to announce that on January 13, 2013, we will start offering the ability to register Internationalized Domain Names (IDN). In short, .CA holders will be able to use characters that are outside American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII) or the English Alphabet. In Canada’s case, CIRA will be implementing the use…
Garrett SaundryThe Sunrise B Registration Phase for .XXX allows trademark owners to protect their trademarks by blocking their names from being registered.This phase starts September 7th and runs until October 28th, 2011 (52 days). Webnames.ca is accredited with ICM Registry to accept Sunrise B applications and pre-registrations for General Availability for the new, sponsored top-level .XXX…
Garrett SaundryNew Domain Names are Coming in 2012 Part of the mandate of ICANN is to make the internet representative and inclusive. Over the last ten years they have tried to pick new top level domain names that would best serve the internet and this centralized process saw the introduction of new domain extensions such as…
Nick CaristinosWhen starting a new business or launching a new product one must consider the registration, and use of trademarks, service marks, copyrights and patents as part of the process, yet there is often much confusion as to what one needs and how to use them correctly.* The International Trademark Association (INTA) [http://www.inta.org] is a not-for-profit…
As most trandemark owners know, it can be costly to defensively register domains for all of your trademarks, especially considering the fact that for some types of businesses, pharmaceutical companies for example, this can mean hundreds of domains. With the imminent introduction of new TLD’s, ICANN is considering introducing a trademark database. It’s already quite costly if you’re…
Amy ElderkinMore .TEL Related Articles from Law Firms and Intellectual Property AgentsRead Part 1 of this article. Ashurst The .TEL domain name: sunrise period starts 3 December for trade mark owners (Communications newsletter, October 2008)http://www.ashurst.com/publication-item.aspx?id_Content=3988 ShoosmithsEasy access to contact details via .tel domainshttp://www.shoosmiths.co.uk/news/1723.asp Charles Russell From 3 December 2008, applications are open for the new .tel…
As registered trademark holders, protecting and maintaining one’s trademarks can seem like a daunting task, especially when it comes to the domain name market. Just when you thought you had all your domains covered along comes another new domain name extension for you to worry about. Although it is often not possible to register every…
