It was originally not possible in the United Kingdom, to register a <.uk> domain name, and only third-level extensions existed, such as <.co.uk>. However, the extension in <.uk> became the official ccTLD of the United and became available for reservation … Read More
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Expired domain name buyout, a risk-free strategy?
SEO (Search Engine Optimization) corresponds to all the techniques adopted to increase the visibility of a website in search engine results. Several strategies have been created to successfully carry out this optimization of a website on search engines. Expired domain … Read More
IPzen Vlog – INTA Boston 2019
Our Vlog is here! We are happy to share with you a little bit of our business trip for the 2019 INTA convention in Boston. We hope you will like it and share it as much as you want! IPzen … Read More
Reform of the Finnish Trademark Act
The new Finnish Trademark Act came into force on May 1, 2019, after having been ratified by the Finnish President on April 26, 2019. This legislative reform was an opportunity to incorporate into the Finnish legislative system the provisions of … Read More
A look back at the important digitization figures worldwide in 2018
Digitization has become the center of conversations: out of 7.6 billion people, more than half go on the Internet. How does this phenomenon affect companies? Internet access has become increasingly easy,thanks to new connection means (smartphones, tablets, computers, etc.). Thus, … Read More
McDonald’s “Big Mac” trademark revoked?
An American fast food chain McDonald’s risks having its trademark “Big Mac” removed by the EUIPO (European Union Intellectual Property Office), after a legal confrontation with a small Irish chain called Supermac. In fact, Supermac filed an opposition before the … Read More
2018: Record number of UDRP cybersquatting complaints filed with WIPO.
On March 15, 2019 WIPO has published its press release entitled “WIPO Cybersquatting Cases Grow by 12% to Reach New Record in 2018”. By virtue of their intellectual property rights, trademark owners are granted protection against domain name registrants who … Read More
Latest report by OECD and EUIPO on « Trends in trade and counterfeit and pirated goods » : an increase of counterfeiting
According to the latest report published by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), counterfeit and pirated goods has been increasing steadily in recent years. Counterfeit products increasingly impact different economic … Read More
Trademark Law update in Spain
The Royal Decree-Law 23/2018 was approved by the Spanish Council of Ministers on December, 21 2018. The new law amends the current trademark Law 17/2001 dated from December,7 2001. It adopts new trademark regulations in the domain of rail transport … Read More
The advent of the Internet research
Before the arrival of the Internet, in order to search for information, one had to go to a library or try finding a person who would provide the information he or she was looking for. However, with the advent of … Read More
