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May 21, 2012
How much attention have you been paying to IP developments in the past week? Test your knowledge with Managing IP’s news quiz
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May 17, 2012
Icann has selected Alain Pellet as the independent objector for the global top level domain (gTLD) selection program
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May 09, 2012
ICANN’s Board has decided to offer a full refund to any gTLD applicant that withdraws its application before the applied-for new strings are revealed.
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March 16, 2012
An assembly of the Icann Board of Directors on the last day of the organisation’s meeting in Costa Rica ended with no discussion of some of the most important issues
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March 13, 2012
Unlike recent Icann meetings, no big decisions are expected in Costa Rica. But there is still plenty to discuss this week, including rights protection, gTLD applicant support and Whois reform
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March 13, 2012
Icann senior vice president Kurt Pritz got a mouthful from concerned attendees at the Icann meeting in Costa Rica about the so-called batching methodology the organisation has decided to use for new gTLDs
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March 13, 2012
Icann’s Rod Beckstrom is focused on curbing conflicts within the organisation. But the user community is more interested in knowing which new gTLDs have been applied for so far
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March 07, 2012
WIPO says that its Arbitration and Mediation Center handled 2,764 UDRP cases covering 4,781 domain names last year, the highest figure since it began hearing cybersquatting complaints
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March 06, 2012
A record number of brand owners filed cybersquatting cases with WIPO last year – and the IP organisation says that the introduction of new gTLDs will stretch trade mark owners’ resources still further
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February 17, 2012
In an exclusive interview, Russell Pangborn of Microsoft and Time Warner’s Fabricio Vayra reveal their strategies for new gTLDs, discuss the budget implications and explain why more detail is needed on trade mark protection
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February 16, 2012
The GNSO council has delayed voting on whether VeriSign should introduce a “thick” Whois model to its gTLD databases until Icann’s Costa Rica meeting in March
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February 14, 2012
GNSO council members have asked Icann to explain why it opened a public comment period addressing trade mark protection in new gTLDs, expressing surprise at the decision
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February 14, 2012
Icann has received 100 applications for generic top-level domains since the application period opened on January 12
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February 10, 2012
Either Rod Beckstrom or his replacement as Icann chief executive will publish a document outlining the prerequisites for a second round of gTLD applications
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February 09, 2012
Brand owners and individuals have succeeded in each of the 12 completed .xxx disputes under new arbitration, according to statistics obtained by Managing IP
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February 09, 2012
Icann may have to implement more mechanisms to protect trade mark owners in the new gTLD space, vice president of stakeholder relations Kurt Pritz said yesterday
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January 27, 2012
Businesses and individuals worried about alleged .xxx cybersquatters have filed more complaints under one of the specific .xxx arbitration systems than under the UDRP
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January 23, 2012
Icann has rebutted claims that it approved the .xxx TLD in an unfair manner and then created a monopoly for ICM by claiming that it does not engage in trade or commerce
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January 12, 2012
After Icann finally opened the application stage for new gTLDs today, Managing IP explains the lifecycle of a gTLD application and the hurdles it may have to jump
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January 12, 2012
Icann has bowed to public pressure by ruling that gTLD candidates who apply for financial assistance but are then disqualified will receive a full $47,000 refund