The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has announced that in 2017 trademark owners filed an all-time high of 3,074 WIPO cases under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP). Cybersquatting disputes relating to new generic Top-Level Domains (New gTLDs) accounted for more than 12% of WIPO’s 2017 caseload, which
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A new report from the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) has uncovered more than 27,000 online shops marketing trade mark infringing products over a two-month period across four sample countries. After analysing forty cases in detail, the report concluded that a high degree of affiliation between the detected online
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Online crime is on the increase and every UK business with an online presence is a target. Given the monetary and reputational costs involved, not having an effective brand protection strategy and turning a blind eye is no longer an option By 2016 the world population of Internet users reached
Read MoreNominet, the company responsible for running the .UK namespace, has today released the 2016 annual summary of domain name disputes brought before its award-winning Dispute Resolution Service (DRS), which allows .UK disputes to be settled efficiently and cost-effectively. A total of 703 complaints relating to 785 domains were made in
Read MoreThe World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has reported that trademark owners have filed an all-time record 3,036 cases under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) with WIPO in 2016, an increase of 10% over the previous year, with over 1,200 new generic Top-Level Domains (gTLDs) now operational. Cybersquatting
Read MoreDemys’ Tim Brown will be speaking at the CITMA Glasgow lecture in June. In an ever-evolving digital environment, the threats facing brand owners online have never been as varied as they are now. From stopping third parties selling counterfeit goods to protecting customers from financial scams, the online world is
Read MoreDemys are pleased to announce the launch of a new top level domain which we perceive to be one of the first to have widespread appeal and importance (as opposed to more typical niche interest) to most of our client base. .shop will begin their Sunrise registration phase from 30
Read MoreThe new gTLD program continues rapidly and imminent sunrise periods include the following: SHOP > 30 June 16 MOTORCYCLES > 15 June 16 If you have an interest in these spaces, please get in contact.
Read MoreAs part of our continuing commitment to represent our clients at major Internet policy and governance forums, Demys will be attending ICANN’s latest meeting in Marrakech this week. ICANN meetings are held three times each year in different regions of the globe to enable attendees from around the world to
Read MoreThe new gTLD program continues apace and forthcoming sunrise periods include the following new spaces: .信息 – 22-Feb-16 .mom – 24-Feb-16 .vip – 01-Mar-16 .home – 07-Mar-16 .motorcycles – 06-Apr-16 .insurance – 02-May-16 If you have an interest in these spaces, please get in contact.
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