The opportunity to add a registered domain name to the complaint after the filing
If Virgin Enterprises Limited (“Virgin”) was notably known by the French public as a megastore on the Champs Elysées, now … Continued
A famous applicant yes, but in the common name : the difficult proof of bad faith
(WIPO, Arbitration and Mediation Center, August 4, 2020, Case No. D2020-1543, Fundación Trinidad Alfonso Mocholí, Fundación de la Comunitat Valenciana … Continued
Adaptation of decisions in case of identity theft’s suspicion
WIPO, Arbitration and Mediation Center, June 15, 2020, No. D2020-0646, Wintrust Financial Corporation v. Domain Administrator, Se PrivacyGuardian.org / Name … Continued
United States: what are the options to protect a trademark?
When a company wants to export its activity to the American market, it is essential that it think about protecting … Continued
Liability of online platforms operators : where do we stand?
Operators of online hosting platforms will soon know exactly what responsibility to assume for illegal or hateful content published on … Continued
Sale of the domain name extensions: .cars, .car and .auto at auction
The domain name extensions (gTLDs) “.cars”, “.car” and “.auto” are about to be auctioned on July 13, 2020. Launched in … Continued
Figurative trademarks: be aware of the extent of your protection
The judges of the Paris Court of Appeal, ruling on a referral from the Court of Cassation, adopted a strict … Continued
The lovelinesss of the European Union: to obtain in one Member State a declaration of counterfeiting for acts committed in another Member State
CJEU – September 5, 2019 AMS Neve Ltd, Barnett Waddingham Trustees, Mark Crabtree c/. Heritage Audio SL, Pedro Rodríguez Arriba, … Continued
UDRP Procedure: manage a domain name portfolio with attention
WIPO, Arbitration and Mediation Center, March 10, 2020, No. D2019-3175, Orfeva SARL v. Vianney d’Alançon. The company Orfeva has … Continued
Coronavirus: the measures implemented by intellectual property offices to deal with the health crisis
The whole world’s been in slow motion since the Covid-19 virus spread. Thus, state governments are doing their best to … Continued