Brief : DOMAIN NAMES: THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF DIFFERENT DOMAIN NAME SYSTEMS

A website can only be accessed if a system is able to link the URL entered by a user in … Continued

Brief : THE DEREFERENCE OF WISH FROM SEARCH ENGINES: THE BEGINNING OF A NEW LEGAL SAGA?

On the 23rd of November 2021, the French Department of Economy and Finance ordered the dereference of the US online … Continued

Why is it necessary to register a trademark?

Registering your trademark allows you to protect it. For a French trademark, it must be registered with the INPI (National … Continued

Brief : The modernization of SYRELI

In 2011, the AFNIC launched a new dispute resolution system named SYRELI. This dispute resolution system competes with the PARL … Continued

Brief : The AFNIC 2020 annual report

The digital transition of small and medium-sized enterprises was the AFNIC’s 2020 target – a year marked by the health … Continued

« .au direct »: the new Australian namespace that will launch on March 24, 2022

On the 24th of March 2022, a new name space will launch in Australia: “.au direct”. It is a new name … Continued

The next round of application for gTLDs

In 2013, ICANN launched a vast operation to remedy domain name saturation and promote competition by setting up new gTLDs. … Continued

Are trademark payment notices always to be trusted?

Prepare and prevent, don’t repair and prevent…This saying also applies to trademarks, since fraudulent payment notices are becoming more and … Continued

ICANN Summit: the fight against DNS abuse, a GAC priority

The 71st ICANN Summit gave its GAC (Governmental Advisory Committee) the competence to take stock of the essential elements of … Continued

Reverse domain name hijacking

Reverse domain name hijacking constitutes an abuse of procedure. On this topic, the WIPO issued on April 4, 2021 a … Continued