Why does the willingness to sell a domain name is not conditioned on an active approach?
(OMPI, Centre d’arbitrage et de médiation, 23 février 2021, affaire n° D2020-3322, Netflix Inc. c. WhoisGuard, Inc. / Siddharth Sethi) … Continued
How does the bad faith duplicate between registration and bad faith use?
While one generally refers to the “three criteria” of the UDRP (a trademark similar to the domain name; the absence … Continued
How to prepare for the next round of applications to the <.mark>?
Next applications for new <.mark> extensions will finally be expected towards the end of the year 2022. Unlike the last … Continued
The current reputation of the trademark is not sufficient to prove bad faith registration of an old domain name
Source: WIPO, Arbitration and Mediation Center, Nov. 24, 2020, case DRO2020-0007, NAOS c/ Bioderm Medical Center The Bioderma brand … Continued
Unfair competition: a doomed market place
On November 20, 2020, the Court of Appeal of Paris, condemned Webedia, a company specialised in the management of Internet … Continued
The creation of a data access system Whois by ICANN
Since the advent of the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR), it has become really difficult to obtain information about the … Continued
Webinar – Intellectual property questions for a successful digital transition
Webinar September 10, 2020 : Intellectual property questions for a successful digital transition How to secure and optimize your … 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
The new trademark nullity procedure before the French Trademark Office (INPI)
On April 1, 2020, a new trademark invalidity procedure came into force with the French “PACTE” legislation. This law transposes … Continued