Domains
Cyberspace sourpuss Grumpy Cat in a mood for trademarks
Smash-hit internet ‘meme’ gets claws into brand protection issues, following six-month reign of misery over social networks...  »
Gates-backed humanitarian venture fends off domain payout demand
WIPO arbitrators extinguish attempt to wring half a million Euros from charitable UN fund dedicated to providing drugs to developing world...  »
What becomes of bankrupt brands?
Following the failures of two more big high-street brands in the UK, Matt Packer examines how the trademark assets of collapsed companies can be sustained towards fruitful afterlives...  »
Kickstarting a new IP battleground?
It has provided innovators with an exciting route for alternative finance and turned consumers into stakeholders. However, asks Matt Packer, has Kickstarter also put its users – and itself – in th....  »
Is .xxx already a spent force for adult domains?
Content watchdog’s research shows that most online providers of risqué entertainment are still occupying the .com landscape, ignoring the specialist suffix created in 2011...  »
ICANN to review WhoIs system for domain registrations
Key resource for assisting the investigation of IP abuse set for an overhaul, following internal report’s claim that the current format is ‘broken’...  »
US and Mexican enforcers team up in Christmas blitz on fakes
Bilateral customs effort aims to put bogus goods on ICE over the holiday season...  »
Cease-and-desist letter forces ad agency to retreat from Hollywood hills
Trademark trouble ensures that company’s promo art for its new business outlet will never eat lunch in that town again...  »
Enhanced corporate security promised in .uk domain proposals
Second-level suffix would offer companies a range of improved protections and increased confidence in doing business online...  »
Microsoft bans Xbox users over Halo 4 piracy
Consoles give technology corporation clues about IP abuse of its most important games release this year...  »