INTA Events Eye Trends in Domain Name Enforcement Published: May 26, 2021
Todd Williams Stripe, Inc. San Francisco, California, USA Chair, Internet Committee
The extent to which widespread lockdowns have led businesses and consumers to online shopping is among many disruptions caused by the worldwide pandemic and it is particularly important for brand owners. By one estimate, e-commerce’s share of global retail grew from 14 percent in 2019 to about 17 percent in 2020. And as commerce moved online, the potential for trademark misuse moved with it.
For that reason, INTA has been providing the intellectual property (IP) community with more educational opportunities on Internet-
Young Practitioners Explore Domain Names and Trademarks Published: May 26, 2021
Ethan Vodde Lee & Hayes, PC Spokane, Washington, USA
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued U.S. Reg. No. 1,675,229 for WHAC-A-MOLE in connection with an “arcade, carnival and amusement type activity game” on February 11, 1992. Decades later, speakers made numerous mentions of this mark during a virtual event hosted by INTA’s Young Practitioners Committee on Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) proceedings and domain name disputes.
The panelists referenced the Whac-A-Mole game, which involves repeatedly striking one target only to have another one pop up somewhere else,
Scams involving domain names, resulting in unauthorized access to a company’s computer network and online fraud, have increased during the pandemic. These scams involve an entity.
This is the April edition of Anchovy News. Here you will find articles concerning ICANN, the domain name industry and the recuperation of domain names across the globe.
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