Companies looking to secure .uk domain names for longer periods may benefit from new rules introduced by the non-profit-making organization in charge of the .uk internet infrastructure. Nominet has announced that multi-year registration will be launched from May 1st 2012
Clothing and accessories retailer The Gap has filed a cybersquatting lawsuit against the owners of thegap.com. The firm has held a trademark for ‘The Gap’ since 1972, however it only registered domain names for gap.com, gapkids.com, and babygap.com during the
An insurance firm has lost a lengthy trademark battle to associate the word ‘my’ with a number of industry terms. According to Business Day, New Zealand-registered AMI Insurance wished to obtain a trademark for ‘my insurance’, ‘my home insurance’, ‘my
Afnic, the registry for French domain names, recently announced some changes that will take place on December 6th, 2011. Afnic is currently responsible for .fr and all sub-extensions as well as .re and all sub-extensions. • The registry is discontinuing
ICANN is redesigning its website – and it wants its users to help it do so. The body said a cross-departmental team has been working for months to improve the look, feel and usefulness of its primary website, icann.org. A
Consumer appetite for the .uk domain name is at its highest ever and is outpacing demand for gTLDS, according to new research. An annual report by Nominet, a not-for-profit organization responsible for .uk Internet infrastructure shows that registrations for the
Allowing a domain name to expire could prove to be a costly mistake for businesses and organizations, it has been suggested. According to intellectual property lawyer Luke Dale, of Kelly & Co, firms risk losing one of their most valuable
Companies, organizations and individuals can protect their trademarks across several countries by using the Madrid system. This international procedural mechanism – established in 1891 – enables applicants to receive cross-border protection having filled out just one application with their national
A Libyan domain name has surprised the market by selling for a six-figure sum. Enterprise applications and services company Infor has set an impressive marker for domain names ending with a .ly country code top level domain. The firm is
The American Petroleum Institute (API) has accused two companies of selling engine oils bearing its trademark without authorization. According to NACS Online, the organization has filed a federal lawsuit against two Michigan firms – Energy Resources LLC and Babylon Trading
