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## Posts
- [Trademark lifecycle: every deadline from filing to renewal](https://ipzen.com/2026/07/21/trademark-lifecycle-deadlines/): A trademark may be weakened by the quality of the chosen mark, but it is often lost because a critical deadline was not anticipated: the opposition period has expired, there is insufficient evidence of use after five years, or renewal was filed too late. This article outlines the complete lifecycle of a trademark, from preliminary searches through renewal, identifying the applicable deadlines and the consequences of inaction at each stage.
- [IP management software compared: how to choose](https://ipzen.com/2026/07/21/ip-management-software-comparison/): Choosing intellectual property management software is a pivotal decision. The tool will centralize your deadlines, cases, documents, and-in some cases-your billing for several years. Switching to a different system later on can result in significant costs related to data migration, reconfiguration, and staff training.
- [Trademark opposition: procedure, deadlines and strategy](https://ipzen.com/2026/06/16/trademark-opposition-procedure-deadlines-strategy/): Your monitoring system alerts you: a third party has just filed a trademark very close to yours, in your sector. If you do nothing, it will be registered, coexist with yours and dilute your identity. The good news: there is a window to block that registration, without litigation and at a modest cost. It is the opposition procedure.
- [UDRP procedure: how to recover a usurped domain name](https://ipzen.com/2026/06/09/udrp-procedure-recover-usurped-domain-name/): You discover that a third party has registered a domain name using your trademark. The site redirects to a competitor, displays ads, or worse, runs a phishing scheme that deceives your customers. Amicable negotiation has failed, or the holder does not even answer. What can you do? For most generic extensions such as .com, there is an effective, fast and international route: the UDRP procedure.
- [Automating the modern IP practice: 2026 strategic guide](https://ipzen.com/2026/05/19/automating-ip-practice-strategic-guide-2026/): How automation is redefining the modern IP practice, shifting attorneys from operational paperwork to high-value strategic advice.
- [Trademark management software: 2026 practical guide](https://ipzen.com/2026/05/13/trademark-management-software-practical-guide-2026/): How to choose and run a trademark management software to govern a portfolio: core features, selection criteria, KPIs and migration plan.
- [10-step trademark monitoring setup checklist](https://ipzen.com/2026/04/23/10-step-trademark-monitoring-setup-checklist/): Master systematic trademark monitoring with our complete 10-step checklist. Audit your portfolio, set alerts, configure databases, and protect your brand effectively.
- [IP management software: why it became essential in 2026](https://ipzen.com/2026/04/21/ip-management-software-essential-2026/): Discover why IP management software is indispensable in 2026. Explore the limits of Excel, essential features and how to choose the right solution for your trademark and patent portfolio.
- [How to choose the right IP management software in 2026: A buyer’s guide](https://ipzen.com/2026/03/31/how-to-choose-the-right-ip-management-software-in-2026-a-buyers-guide/): The global IP management software market reached €9.5 billion in 2025 and continues its rapid expansion as organizations recognize that scattered spreadsheets, email chains, and manual filing systems are no longer viable. Whether you manage a handful of trademarks or thousands of patents across multiple jurisdictions, the right IP management solution can mean the difference between strategic growth and costly compliance failures.
- [IP portfolio management: the complete 2026 guide](https://ipzen.com/2026/03/20/ip-portfolio-management-the-complete-2026-guide/): IP portfolio management refers to all activities related to administering, monitoring, renewing and optimizing a company’s intangible assets: trademarks, patents, designs, domain names and trade secrets. It aims to protect the value of these assets, ensure regulatory compliance and support the company’s business strategy.
- [Brand TLD: Why your brand extension is your most underrated digital asset](https://ipzen.com/2026/02/19/brand-tld-why-your-brand-extension-is-your-most-underrated-digital-asset/): In today's digital economy, most companies manage their domain names defensively: purchasing hundreds of variants in .com, .net, or country codes (like .fr or .uk) to prevent third parties from using them. This is a cost-based strategy, often perceived as an unavoidable "tax."
- [Beyond software: Why data integration and docketing services are key to success](https://ipzen.com/2026/02/16/beyond-software-why-data-integration-and-docketing-services-are-key-to-success/): Buying IP management software is the easy part. Making it work effectively with reliable historical data is another challenge entirely.
- [IP Management Software: Why is it essential for your intellectual assets?](https://ipzen.com/2026/01/22/ip-management-software-why-is-it-essential-for-your-intellectual-assets/): In a world where corporate value relies increasingly on intangible assets, the rigorous management of trademarks, designs, and domain names has become critical. Complex Excel spreadsheets and scattered paper files are no longer sufficient to meet today's demands for speed and security.
- [IP management software: Say goodbye to renewal management headaches](https://ipzen.com/2026/01/16/ip-management-software-say-goodbye-to-renewal-management-headaches/): For many legal departments and IP law firms, managing renewals (trademarks, patents, domain names) remains a recurring source of anxiety. Missed deadlines, unclear administrative costs, complex invoice validation… The mental load associated with maintaining IP rights is immense.
- [Complete guide to IP docketing: understanding, structuring, and optimising intellectual property deadline management](https://ipzen.com/2025/12/12/complete-guide-to-ip-docketing-understanding-structuring-and-optimising-intellectual-property-deadline-management/): Managing intellectual property deadlines is essential to protecting trademarks, patents, designs, and related agreements. In many organisations, this management is still fragmented, partially documented, or handled with tools that were not designed for legal deadlines.
- [GDPR and trademark management: often overlooked obligations for IP professionals](https://ipzen.com/2025/11/24/gdpr-and-trademark-management-often-overlooked-obligations-for-ip-professionals/): When GDPR is mentioned, most intellectual property professionals immediately think of customer data, cookies, or their website's privacy policies. Yet, the intersection between the General Data Protection Regulation and the daily management of trademark portfolios reveals often overlooked obligations that can expose companies to considerable legal and financial risks.
- [Protecting your trademark worldwide: strategy, methods and legal governance](https://ipzen.com/2025/11/18/protecting-your-trademark-worldwide-strategy-methods-and-legal-governance/): Protecting your trademark internationally is no longer a defensive measure — it is an act of governance. It involves strategic planning, financial foresight and the ability to coordinate across jurisdictions.
- [Trademark Portfolio Audit: A strategic guide for legal departments](https://ipzen.com/2025/11/12/trademark-portfolio-audit-a-strategic-guide-for-legal-departments/): Yet many organisations still manage their trademark portfolios reactively, often with fragmented data across subsidiaries, law firms and outdated systems. This results in unnecessary costs, unanticipated legal risks, territorial gaps and a lack of visibility over key assets.
- [The 5 essential questions before choosing trademark management software (operational guide for legal departments and counsel)](https://ipzen.com/2025/10/20/the-5-essential-questions-before-choosing-trademark-management-software-operational-guide-for-legal-departments-and-counsel/): Choosing trademark management software is a structural decision for legal departments. It is not just about usability or price—it impacts the security of intangible assets, operational efficiency, and the ability to prove the strategic value of trademarks to executives.
- [Cybersquatting and trademarks: how proactive monitoring protects your assets](https://ipzen.com/2025/10/13/cybersquatting-and-trademarks-how-proactive-monitoring-protects-your-assets/): Cybersquatting—abusive registration of domain names similar to existing trademarks—has become a common threat. Seemingly minor, it can be costly: loss of traffic, reputational damage, identity theft, or even customer diversion.
- [How to evaluate trademark portfolio management software: A practical guide for legal teams](https://ipzen.com/2025/10/06/how-to-evaluate-trademark-portfolio-management-software-a-practical-guide-for-legal-teams/): Trademark and domain name portfolios have become strategic assets. For corporate legal departments and general counsel, managing these assets is no longer about “keeping an Excel file” or stacking reminders. The stakes are clear:
- [Intellectual property management software: from administration to strategy](https://ipzen.com/2025/09/29/intellectual-property-management-software-from-administration-to-strategy/): In a world where the value of companies increasingly lies in their intangible assets, intellectual property (IP) is no longer just a legal formality. It has become a true growth lever, a competitive advantage, and an essential component of corporate strategy. Yet, managing these assets can be complex and risky. This is where IP management software comes into play: an indispensable tool to centralize, secure, and enhance your portfolio.
- [Intellectual Property (IP) Management Software: The solution for in-house counsel and law firms](https://ipzen.com/2025/09/08/intellectual-property-ip-management-software-the-solution-for-in-house-counsel-and-law-firms/): This is where IP management software comes in. More than a simple administrative tool, it's a strategic solution to centralize, automate, and maximize the value of your entire IP portfolio.
- [The 5 fatal mistakes in trademark portfolio management](https://ipzen.com/2025/09/08/the-5-fatal-mistakes-in-trademark-portfolio-management/): Managing a trademark portfolio is a major challenge for today’s businesses. From filing and monitoring to legal protection and asset valuation, every step matters. Yet, many companies make costly mistakes that weaken their intellectual property (IP) strategy.
- [Optimize Trademark Dispute Management with IPzen’s Case Module](https://ipzen.com/2025/07/17/optimize-trademark-dispute-management-with-ipzens-case-module/): We present the IPzen Case Module, a comprehensive and secure solution designed to make trademark dispute management efficient, structured, and compliant. Intended for law firms, corporate legal departments, and intellectual property professionals, this module centralizes data, automates processes, and ensures traceability of every action.
- [Trademark management in emerging markets: challenges and solutions with IPzen](https://ipzen.com/2025/06/25/trademark-management-in-emerging-markets-challenges-and-solutions-with-ipzen/): In a constantly evolving global economy, emerging markets—notably in Africa, Southeast Asia, and Latin America—offer significant growth opportunities for businesses aiming to expand internationally. However, trademark management in these regions remains complex and requires robust tools to secure, monitor, and enhance intellectual property portfolios. That’s why IPzen, a 100% SaaS trademark management software, offers smart digital solutions tailored to the specific needs of these environments.
- [Advanced customization of the trademark module: adapting IPzen to your specific needs](https://ipzen.com/2025/06/24/advanced-customization-of-the-trademark-module-adapting-ipzen-to-your-specific-needs/): One of the major advantages of the IPzen trademark module lies in the flexibility of its user interface. Each user can organize their daily information display in an intuitive way:
- [Artificial intelligence and trademark management: towards a clear-sighted use  with IPzen](https://ipzen.com/2025/06/24/artificial-intelligence-and-trademark-management-towards-a-clear-sighted-use-with-ipzen/): By integrating artificial intelligence, IPzen plans to:
- [Predictive domain monitoring: AI integrated into IPzen for your digital security](https://ipzen.com/2025/06/11/predictive-domain-monitoring-ai-integrated-into-ipzen-for-your-digital-security/): IPzen is innovating by fully integrating artificial intelligence (AI) to provide predictive domain monitoring, enabling companies to quickly detect risks and opportunities online. This article explains how IPzen uses AI to automate monitoring, analysis, and protection of your digital assets.
- [NIS2 Directive and Digital Security: Stay Ahead with IPZEN’s Domain Name Management](https://ipzen.com/2025/06/10/nis2-directive-and-digital-security-stay-ahead-with-ipzens-domain-name-management/): Adopted at the end of 2022, the NIS2 Directive significantly strengthens companies' cybersecurity obligations within the European Union. This directive broadens its scope to include a large number of businesses, including those that were previously not covered by the initial cybersecurity obligations under NIS1. Its goal: to improve resilience against cyberattacks, particularly through proactive and secure management of digital assets such as domain names.
- [2025, a pivotal year for your brand management: IPzen by your side to stay compliant](https://ipzen.com/2025/06/04/2025-a-pivotal-year-for-your-brand-management-ipzen-by-your-side-to-stay-compliant/): The year 2025 marks a decisive step in managing your brand model. With the advent of new French and European regulations, it is essential to have a robust solution to ensure optimal and compliant management of your trademark portfolio. IPzen, a specialized SaaS platform dedicated to brand management, precisely meets these needs.
- [Enhance your brands with IPzen: data, digitalization, and strategy](https://ipzen.com/2025/06/03/enhance-your-brands-with-ipzen-data-digitalization-and-strategy/): In a competitive economic environment where brands represent essential assets, strategic brand management becomes an absolute imperative. To ensure optimal brand value, it is crucial to have access to reliable, organized, and quickly actionable data. This is precisely where IPzen, an innovative SaaS platform specifically designed for optimized brand management, steps in.
- [Protecting Your Brands in the Metaverse: IPZEN Solutions Tested by Virtual Universes](https://ipzen.com/2025/05/27/protecting-your-brands-in-the-metaverse-ipzen-solutions-tested-by-virtual-universes/): In the era of Web3, brands navigate constantly evolving digital environments, such as the metaverse and blockchain. These decentralized spaces offer new opportunities but also present unprecedented legal challenges. At IPzen, we understand the critical importance of protecting your intellectual property assets in these virtual universes. Our mission is to provide tailored solutions to anticipate and counter potential infringements on your rights.
- [Stop Cybersquatting: IPZEN on the Frontline to Secure Your Domain Names](https://ipzen.com/2025/05/26/stop-cybersquatting-ipzen-on-the-frontline-to-secure-your-domain-names/): In the digital age, protecting domain names is becoming a top priority for businesses. Threats such as cybersquatting and typosquatting pose growing risks to the online reputation and legal security of brands. IPzen, a specialized platform for domain name management and trademark protection, stands at the forefront of the battle against these harmful practices. Discover how IPzen monitors in real-time, immediately detects potential infringements, and efficiently alerts you to online threats.
- [IPZEN & Artificial Intelligence: Revolutionizing Trademark Portfolio Management](https://ipzen.com/2025/05/21/ipzen-artificial-intelligence-revolutionizing-trademark-portfolio-management/): In an ever-changing digital landscape, brand protection has become a crucial strategic challenge. At IPzen, we've integrated artificial intelligence (AI) extensively to transform trademark portfolio management by enhancing monitoring capabilities, detecting imitations, and anticipating trademark-related risks.
- [Digital Strategy and New Extensions: How IPZEN Guides You in Choosing nTLDs](https://ipzen.com/2025/05/21/digital-strategy-and-new-extensions-how-ipzen-guides-you-in-choosing-ntlds/): In today's digital environment, appropriate selection and management of domain names are essential to ensuring brand visibility and consistency online. The emergence of new domain extensions (nTLDs, or new generic top-level domains) presents unprecedented opportunities for businesses looking to strengthen their strategic positioning on the Internet. At IPzen, we fully understand the challenges associated with this digital transition and offer comprehensive solutions to effectively support businesses through this process.
- [Trademark Monitoring in Web3: How to Anticipate Abusive Uses on the Blockchain and in the Metaverse?](https://ipzen.com/2025/05/14/trademark-monitoring-in-web3-how-to-anticipate-abusive-uses-on-the-blockchain-and-in-the-metaverse/): Web3, combining blockchain, the metaverse, and decentralized technologies, is profoundly reshaping digital uses and opening new perspectives for brands. However, these new, still lightly regulated virtual spaces are also becoming fertile ground for abuse and counterfeiting. In this context, trademark protection and monitoring strategies must evolve to meet these emerging challenges.
- [How to Choose a Trademark Management Software? How Can IPzen Help You?](https://ipzen.com/2025/05/13/how-to-choose-a-trademark-management-software-how-can-ipzen-help-you/): Managing a trademark portfolio involves numerous administrative, legal, and strategic tasks: filing, renewal, monitoring, litigation management, deadline tracking, document management, reporting. All these time-consuming activities, if not properly managed, can create legal, financial, and reputational risks for the company.
- [Registering a trademark and protecting domain names: what mistakes to avoid?](https://ipzen.com/2025/05/06/registering-a-trademark-and-protecting-domain-names-what-mistakes-to-avoid/): Registering a trademark and protecting domain names are crucial steps for any company wishing to secure its digital identity and intangible assets. However, numerous mistakes can compromise these processes. At IPzen, we identify common pitfalls and offer solutions to avoid them. IPzen positions itself as a key tool for structuring this strategy of protection, coordination, and optimization.
- [How to Protect a Brand During International Expansion](https://ipzen.com/2025/05/05/how-to-protect-a-brand-during-international-expansion/): In a globalized world with fierce competition, the international expansion of a brand represents a major strategic opportunity. However, it also exposes the company to new risks in terms of intellectual property.
- [The real cost of trademark and domain name disputes : Anticipate to save money](https://ipzen.com/2025/04/29/the-real-cost-of-trademark-and-domain-name-disputes-anticipate-to-save-money/): Trademark and domain name disputes can quickly become costly traps for businesses. Many companies underestimate the true cost of litigation until they are confronted with substantial official fees and lengthy proceedings. This article outlines the actual costs involved and compares them with the far more modest expenses associated with a preventive strategy. The conclusion is clear: anticipating potential issues is not only prudent but also financially advantageous.
- [The digitalization of trademark law: why You should adopt a saaS solution for managing your portfolio!](https://ipzen.com/2025/04/28/the-digitalization-of-trademark-law-why-you-should-adopt-a-saas-solution-for-managing-your-portfolio/): In an ever-evolving legal world, digitalizing services is no longer optional — it's essential. At IPzen, we understand that trademark portfolio management requires precision, efficiency, and security. In this article, we will demonstrate why moving from traditional management methods to innovative SaaS tools has become crucial for intellectual property professionals.
- [Protecting your online brand How IPzen fights typosquatting and cybersquatting](https://ipzen.com/2025/04/23/protecting-your-online-brand-how-ipzen-fights-typosquatting-and-cybersquatting/): Typosquatting
- [Protecting your brand in China: IPzen, your ally against social media and domain name infringements](https://ipzen.com/2025/04/22/protecting-your-brand-in-china-ipzen-your-ally-against-social-media-and-domain-name-infringements/): In China’s dynamic digital environment, protecting brands on social networks and domain names has become critical. Businesses must address challenges such as cybersquatting, counterfeit issues, and online reputational risks. IPzen offers innovative solutions to effectively monitor and protect your brand in this complex ecosystem.
- [The 7 Key Stages of Trademark Monitoring](https://ipzen.com/2025/04/17/the-7-key-stages-of-trademark-monitoring/): Before implementing any surveillance measures, you must assess your existing trademarks. This audit includes:
- [Trademark tracking software: how to choose the right solution for your business](https://ipzen.com/2025/04/17/trademark-tracking-software-how-to-choose-the-right-solution-for-your-business/): In a business landscape where brands drive both visibility and corporate value, vigilant trademark monitoring has become indispensable. Beyond simple legal oversight, companies must protect their intangible assets, stay aware of local and international developments, and anticipate potential infringements on their intellectual property rights.
- [What is a trademark management solution?](https://ipzen.com/2025/04/17/what-is-a-trademark-management-solution/): In an era of globalization and rapid digital transformation, the protection and valorization of trademarks has become a strategic priority for businesses of all sizes. Corporate legal teams, intellectual property (IP) law firms, and marketing departments are increasingly turning to trademark management solutions to streamline oversight of their brand portfolios, mitigate the risk of legal disputes, and stay one step ahead of competitive threats.
- [Checklist: 10 Criteria for Choosing Your Trademark Management Software](https://ipzen.com/2025/04/16/checklist-10-criteria-for-choosing-your-trademark-management-software/): Trademark management is a critical issue for businesses and IP law firms alike. Amid the globalization of markets and the proliferation of digital channels, centralizing, monitoring, and defending your trademark portfolio effectively has become indispensable. Many vendors now offer trademark management software solutions to meet these growing challenges.
- [Managing an extensive trademark portfolio Key strategies for multisectoral and multilingual monitoring](https://ipzen.com/2025/04/16/managing-an-extensive-trademark-portfolio-key-strategies-for-multisectoral-and-multilingual-monitoring/): In today's interconnected marketplace, large corporations often manage extensive trademark portfolios spanning multiple industries and regions. This complexity necessitates a robust monitoring system capable of addressing diverse legal frameworks, languages, and market dynamics. Effective oversight is crucial to protect brand integrity and prevent infringement across various jurisdictions.
- [IPzen and social media monitoring in africa: a legal strategy for brand protection](https://ipzen.com/2025/04/16/ipzen-and-social-media-monitoring-in-africa-a-legal-strategy-for-brand-protection/): The rise of social media in Africa presents both a strategic visibility lever and a complex landscape of risks for intellectual property rights holders. While these platforms open new channels for communication and marketing, they also serve as potential vectors for counterfeiting and brand infringement. In this context, IPzen offers an integrated legal solution to monitor and protect brands across African social media platforms.

## Pages
- [Domain transfer](https://ipzen.com/lexicon/domain-transfer/): Domain transfer is the operation of changing the registrar that manages your domain name, without changing the owner (the registrant stays the same). Not to be confused with an assignment (change of owner).
- [Sunrise period](https://ipzen.com/lexicon/sunrise-period/): The sunrise period is the priority opening phase of a new TLD, during which only trademark holders registered with the TMCH can register the matching domain name. It lasts at least 30 days.
- [Registry](https://ipzen.com/lexicon/registry/): A registry is the technical operator of a domain name extension (TLD). It maintains the central database of all domains registered under that extension and resolves DNS queries at the TLD level.
- [Registrar](https://ipzen.com/lexicon/registrar/): A registrar is a company accredited by ICANN (for gTLDs) and by ccTLD registries to sell, manage and renew domain names for end users. OVH, GoDaddy, Gandi, MarkMonitor and CSC are examples.
- [Gray market](https://ipzen.com/lexicon/gray-market/): The gray market refers to the sale of genuine products outside the official distribution channels set by the trademark owner. Unlike counterfeiting (fake products), it does not involve forgeries but breaches of distribution rules, pricing policies and brand image.
- [DMCA notice](https://ipzen.com/lexicon/dmca-notice/): The DMCA (Digital Millennium Copyright Act) is the 1998 US law that governs copyright in the digital environment. Its most well-known part, the safe harbor, frames the liability of hosts and platforms and sets up a notice-and-takedown procedure for infringing content.
- [Takedown notice](https://ipzen.com/lexicon/takedown-notice/): A takedown notice is a formal request sent to a host, registrar, platform or search engine to remove unlawful content: counterfeiting, brand impersonation, copyright infringement, phishing.
- [Brand impersonation](https://ipzen.com/lexicon/brand-impersonation/): Brand impersonation is the fraudulent use of a legitimate brand's visual identity, name or voice by a third party to deceive customers, partners or employees. It surfaces across many channels: fake websites, fake social accounts, fake mobile apps, fake support, fake LinkedIn profiles.
- [Phishing](https://ipzen.com/lexicon/phishing/): Phishing is a fraud technique that impersonates a trusted organisation (bank, telco, well-known brand) to steal sensitive information: credentials, passwords, payment data. It typically uses fraudulent emails and websites that mimic legitimate ones.
- [Combosquatting](https://ipzen.com/lexicon/combosquatting/): Combosquatting is a form of cybersquatting that combines a brand with an extra word to build a deceptive domain: brand-support.com, brand-deals.com, login-brand.net. The brand name stays intact, which makes the scam especially credible.
- [Typosquatting](https://ipzen.com/lexicon/typosquatting/): Typosquatting is a variant of cybersquatting that registers domain names exploiting common typos on well-known brands: goggle.com for google.com, amzon.com for amazon.com, or paypa1.com with a digit replacing a letter.
- [Copyright](https://ipzen.com/lexicon/copyright/): Copyright protects original works of authorship (literature, music, software, photography, architecture, databases). Under French and European law, protection arises automatically upon creation, with no filing required, unlike a trademark or a patent.
- [Design (industrial design)](https://ipzen.com/lexicon/design/): An industrial design is an industrial property title that protects the appearance of a product (lines, contours, colours, shape, texture, materials). It covers the aesthetic of an object, unlike a patent which protects its technical function.
- [Patent](https://ipzen.com/lexicon/patent/): A patent is an industrial property title that grants its owner a temporary monopoly (usually 20 years) on a technical invention, in exchange for public disclosure. It protects innovation, unlike a trademark which protects a distinctive sign.
- [EUIPO](https://ipzen.com/lexicon/euipo/): EUIPO (European Union Intellectual Property Office) is the European agency in charge of registering EU trademarks (EUTM) and Community designs (RCD). Based in Alicante, it replaced the former OHIM in 2016.
- [WIPO](https://ipzen.com/lexicon/wipo/): WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization), OMPI in French, is the United Nations agency dedicated to intellectual property. Based in Geneva and founded in 1967, it has 193 member states.
- [Madrid system](https://ipzen.com/lexicon/madrid-system/): The Madrid system is the international trademark registration mechanism administered by WIPO. Based on a home application or registration, it lets you seek protection in over 130 member countries through a single procedure and one centralised fee.
- [Infringement action](https://ipzen.com/lexicon/infringement-action/): An infringement action is the legal proceeding brought by an IP rights holder (trademark, patent, design, copyright) against the unauthorised use of their title. See also counterfeiting.
- [Cancellation for non-use](https://ipzen.com/lexicon/cancellation-for-non-use/): Cancellation for non-use is the sanction that strips an owner of their rights on a registered trademark. The most common cause is the absence of genuine use for five consecutive years. Cancellation can be total or partial (limited to specific classes).
- [Opposition](https://ipzen.com/lexicon/opposition/): Opposition is the administrative procedure through which a holder of earlier rights can challenge the registration of a recently published trademark. It avoids long and costly court litigation.
- [TMCH (trademark clearinghouse)](https://ipzen.com/lexicon/tmch-trademark-clearinghouse/): The TMCH (trademark clearinghouse) is the centralised trademark database set up by ICANN to protect rights holders when new gTLDs launch.
- [UDRP](https://ipzen.com/lexicon/udrp/): UDRP (uniform domain name dispute resolution policy) is the procedure introduced by ICANN in 1999 to quickly resolve cybersquatting disputes without going to court. It applies to all gTLD domains (.com, .org, .net) and to many ccTLDs.
- [WHOIS](https://ipzen.com/lexicon/whois/): WHOIS is the public protocol and database that provides registration information for a domain name: registrant, registrar, registration and expiration dates, technical and administrative contacts.
- [IP docketing](https://ipzen.com/lexicon/ip-docketing/): IP docketing is the professional practice of tracking every deadline, action and formality tied to intellectual property titles: filings, oppositions, renewals, annuity payments, office responses. The term comes from to docket, to schedule a case file.
- [Trademark portfolio](https://ipzen.com/lexicon/trademark-portfolio/): The trademark portfolio is the full set of trademarks owned by an organisation, structured around their strategic role: umbrella brand, product brands, defensive brands, reserve brands. It can include national, regional and international trademarks.
- [Trademark monitoring](https://ipzen.com/lexicon/trademark-monitoring/): Trademark monitoring is the active surveillance of any infringement of a trademark: similar filings in official registers, cybersquatting, unauthorised use on the web, fake social profiles, marketplaces, mobile apps, AI-generated content.
- [Trademark filing](https://ipzen.com/lexicon/trademark-filing/): Trademark filing is the official process of applying for registration of a distinctive sign (name, logo, slogan) with a competent office: INPI for France, EUIPO for the European Union, USPTO for the United States, or WIPO for an international application. It grants the owner an exclusive right of use for the designated classes in the chosen territory.
- [Territorial scope](https://ipzen.com/lexicon/territorial-scope/): Territorial scope is the geographic reach of an IP right. Protection is inherently limited to the territories where a title has been filed and registered: a French trademark does not automatically protect its owner in Germany, the United States or China.
- [Renewal](https://ipzen.com/lexicon/renewal/): Renewal is the administrative step that extends the validity of an IP title beyond its initial term. For a trademark, renewal occurs every 10 years and may be repeated indefinitely. For a patent, annuities are due each year, up to a maximum of 20 years.
- [Registration](https://ipzen.com/lexicon/registration/): Registration is the final step that officially validates a trademark, patent or design with the competent office (INPI, EUIPO, WIPO, USPTO). It happens after examination of the application and, where applicable, after an opposition window has closed without a successful challenge.
- [Intellectual property solutions](https://ipzen.com/lexicon/intellectual-property-solutions/): An intellectual property solution is an end-to-end offering, typically SaaS-based, that combines software, data and services to manage the full lifecycle of a portfolio of trademarks, patents and domain names.
- [Intellectual property software protection](https://ipzen.com/lexicon/intellectual-property-software-protection/): Software protection covers the legal and technical measures that enable a software publisher to defend its software as an IP asset. Under French and European law, source code is protected by copyright as soon as it is created, with no prior formality.
- [Intellectual property software](https://ipzen.com/lexicon/intellectual-property-software/): Intellectual property software (or IP software) is an application, usually delivered as SaaS, that centralises the management of an organisation's IP assets: trademarks, patents, designs, domain names, contracts and licenses.
- [Intellectual property management](https://ipzen.com/lexicon/intellectual-property-management/): Intellectual property management (IP management) covers the practices that aim to protect, enhance and monitor an organisation's IP rights: trademarks, patents, designs, copyrights, domain names and trade secrets.
- [ICANN (Internet corporation for assigned names and numbers)](https://ipzen.com/lexicon/icann/): The ICANN (internet corporation for assigned names and numbers) is the non-profit organisation that coordinates the global system of domain names and IP addresses. Founded in 1998 and based in California, it oversees TLDs, accredits registrars and manages the DNS at root level.
- [Domain name management](https://ipzen.com/lexicon/domain-name-management/): Domain name management covers all operations across the lifecycle of a domain name: registration, renewal, transfer, DNS server changes, contact updates and surveillance of strategic extensions.
- [DNS (domain name system)](https://ipzen.com/lexicon/dns-domain-name-system/): The DNS (domain name system) is the system that translates human-readable domain names (e.g. ipzen.com) into IP addresses that machines can use. It is the global directory of the internet, without which web browsing as we know it would be impossible.
- [Cybersquatting](https://ipzen.com/lexicon/cybersquatting/): Cybersquatting is the abusive registration of a domain name that reproduces or closely imitates a trademark, trade name or personal name, with intent to profit (resale, traffic diversion, phishing) or harm the legitimate owner. The practice is sanctioned by national laws and by alternative dispute resolution procedures such as the ICANN's UDRP.