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Brand owners have scored two victories over eBay in France
Are you ready for a world with 500 top-level domains? You should be. James Nurton reports from the ICANN meeting in Paris
Gretchen Olive provides a list of stages that every brand owner should consider when drawing up a corporate domain name policy
Any business would be able to register gTLDs under proposals likely to be approved later this month
ICANN is planning to introduce new domains containing only non-English characters. This is what it means for IP owners and their domain name portfolios
The internet has issued many challenges to traditional copyright law - not least in the area of fair use. Stephen Meyers reviews the leading US cases to explain where the courts have set the limits
Domain name slamming is one of the latest internet scams. Nick Wood explains how IP owners can protect themselves from it
Consumers in the UK could get the right to transfer music or films between CDs and MP3 players without fear of breaking the law
IP owners risk jeopardizing their rights if they fail to protect their copyright and trade mark rights in online worlds such as Second Life
The head of ICANN said that plans for new generic top-level domain names "terrified" him
Last year Russia overhauled its IP legislation. Managing IP hosted a roundtable in Moscow to discuss the changes
The sunrise period for the .asia domain begins this month. Emma Barraclough provides a guide to the latest top-level domain
Panellists in a web seminar organized by Managing IP and VeriSign discussed the latest online challenges to brands - and how to fight them
A patent for methods of internet shopping with a one-stop shopping cart was sold for £2.25 million ($4.45 million) at an auction in London last month
Technological advances are putting copyright law under pressure in India. Poorvi Chothani assesses where the courts are likely to draw the line
Navigating your way around the maze of national domain name dispute resolution procedures can be tricky. But it is essential if you want to take on the cybersquatters - and win. Emma Barraclough introduces a survey of eight Asian jurisdictions which considers what rights owners need to know to reclaim their rights
Attorneys from Microsoft, AOL, Yahoo and Google tried to "diffuse some of the emotional issues" to do with internet advertising last month
Trade mark owners are increasingly frustrated at having to police online auction websites to prevent sales of fakes. In an open letter to eBay, one IP lawyer demands action. Ray Black
A new watchdog is being set up in France to regulate digital rights management systems and ensure that copyright owners and users follow the rules on copyright exceptions
Deals between patent owners and open source distributors using the GNU General Public Licence version 3 would be blocked if the latest draft of the GPL is adopted
The patentability of software and business method inventions continues to be debated in many jurisdictions. Sam Frost and Ebad Rahman explain that, in the past two years, Canada has implemented new guidelines that attempt to provide more uniform, consistent and predictable examination
The Playboy bunny is one of the most widely recognized trade marks in the world. But that also makes it a target for counterfeiters. Ana Cashman, Playboy's assistant counsel, tells Shahnaz Mahmud how the company tackles the problem
The courts have yet to resolve when or if search terms used to drive traffic to ad-sponsored sites should be considered trade mark infringement. Jonathan Moskin examines this issue in the context of recent cases
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The Supreme Court's decision in Quanta v LG could make it harder for licensors to collect downstream royalties. Eileen McDermott explores the implications
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