Domain Names

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China : The retroactive effects of the new amendment governing the alternative resolution procedure regarding .

In our previous publication, we announced that the China Dispute Resolution Policy (CNDPR) extended the time limit within which to admit complaints about domain names. Following the information provided by the CNNIC, we now know that the change to the … Read More

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Chine : L’effet rétroactif du nouvel amendement régissant la procédure alternative de règlement des litiges pour les noms de domaine en .

Dans notre précédent article, nous vous informions que la China Dispute Resolution Policy (CNDPR) avait étendu le délai de prescription des actions contre les noms de domaine. Suivant des informations communiquées par le CNNIC, nous savons à présent que le … Read More

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The dispute resolution policy which governs the domain has extended the term within which action may be taken from 2 to 3 years.

On March 2017, the new General Civil Chinese Law Rules extended the general limitation period for civil actions from 2 to 3 years. Since then, many recommendations have been made about the need to change the China Internet Network Information … Read More

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United Kingdom: Only a few days left to take advantage of the priority registration period for the extension!

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

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Rachat de nom de domaine expiré, une stratégie sans risque ?

Le référencement naturel ou SEO (Search Engine Optimization) correspond à l’ensemble des techniques ayant pour but de favoriser la visibilité d’un site internet dans les résultats des moteurs de recherche.  Plusieurs stratégies ont été mises en place pour mener à … Read More

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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

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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

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Unfair competition and domain names: enlightment by two French court decisions

A domain name enjoys protection, but when does it acquire such protection? Tribunal de Grande Instance of Nanterre, civil division, first chamber, November 3, 2016 The Tribunal de Grande Instance of Nanterre points out that a domain name is a … Read More

“New GTLDs”: where are we?

At the end of 2016, the Afnic, the French Registry, made a report concerning the market of domain names in the world. Thus, since 2014, more than a thousand new  gTLDs arrived on the market, in the image of the … Read More