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January 31, 2012
Convicted cybersquatters in the Philippines could be sent to jail for up to 12 years if the country’s House of Representatives approves a bill that the Senate passed 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 27, 2012
Free access: The nominations for Managing IP’s Global Awards 2012 have been announced
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January 27, 2012
How many questions on the week's IP news can you answer?
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January 26, 2012
Rights holders will have powers to demand that ISPs in Ireland block websites accused of infringing copyright if the government amends legislation before the end of January
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January 24, 2012
Registrants would have exclusive rights to buy groups of .ca domains containing French-language characters under proposals by Canada's national registry
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January 23, 2012
The seven men from former file-sharing company Megaupload who are charged with copyright infringement could face a “very quick” US district court trial if they are extradited from New Zealand
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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 20, 2012
Following the success of Managing IP's 2011 quiz of the year, we are launching a weekly version – based on the week's IP news
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January 20, 2012
Copyright owners are celebrating after US officials yesterday shut down file-sharing site megaupload.com which allegedly earned $175 million over seven years
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January 19, 2012
A UDRP dispute arising 12 years after the respondent registered its domain has highlighted the division between panellists over the defence of laches
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January 19, 2012
Stumped by SOPA? Perplexed by PIPA? In light of Wikipedia’s blackout this week, Managing IP provides a simple guide to legislation pending in the US Congress and the debates surrounding it
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January 18, 2012
The voluntary blackout of websites today including English-language Wikipedia and Reddit was coordinated to coincide with a hearing planned for today by congressional opponents of rogue sites legislation
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January 13, 2012
A judge has today ruled that British authorities can extradite a man to the US for infringing copyrighted material after he hosted sites which linked to protected films and television programmes
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January 13, 2012
No one got all 20 answers right in Managing IP’s quiz of the year’s news. But two entrants shared the prize with 19 correct answers
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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
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January 12, 2012
Politicians wanting to block new gTLDs have greater powers to object to them in the latest version of Icann’s Applicant Guidebook, published today
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January 11, 2012
As Icann prepares to open the new gTLD application stage tomorrow, lawyers say that businesses are still unaware about .brands and there may be a last-minute rush of applications that delays the programme
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January 10, 2012
The public comments on Icann’s programme to support disadvantaged gTLD applicants have revealed criticism of the criteria that applicants must meet and the rules on disqualifying applicants
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January 09, 2012
A row in the US over the ownership of a twitter account has underscored the need for companies to implement clear social media policies, say IP lawyers
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January 09, 2012
Icann has failed to name a date for a second round of new gTLD applications – and may not do so until after the first round closes. That means more uncertainty for potential applicants
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January 06, 2012
A financial services industry body has set out 31 security standards that it expects Icann evaluators to apply when assessing finance-related TLDs after April 2012
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January 06, 2012
Universal Music was granted a 10-day extension to file a request to rehear a decision that website Veoh benefits from safe harbour protection under the DMCA
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January 05, 2012
A UDRP panellist has rejected attempts by O2 to seize a pornographic domain containing its trade mark, but awarded it a second adult domain which was “extremely damaging” to its commercial interests
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January 04, 2012
The most senior politician in the US government agency that gives Icann power over delegating new gTLDs has said he will evaluate whether additional trade mark protection measures are needed in April 2012
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January 03, 2012
Generic TLD applicants will need a maximum of $300,000 to support their registry for three years if it were to fail, according to figures released by Icann in December