tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9192329551345473800.post2556587753315051747..comments2023-10-11T06:07:42.175-07:00Comments on Trademark Titan™ Blog : ICANN's Proposal For New Generic Top Level Domain Names: Should All Brand Owners Be Concerned?Roger Borahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10971891807334584372noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9192329551345473800.post-76845095334303501652010-02-08T19:32:49.751-08:002010-02-08T19:32:49.751-08:00Antony,
Thank you for your comment. Would seem t...Antony,<br /><br />Thank you for your comment. Would seem to me that for those trademark owners that have not had to enforce their rights against more than the occassional cybersquatter over the past ten years or so will probably not be significantly affected by the launch of new gTLDs. In some respects, as you state, many of these smaller or lesser known brands may in fact benefit with additional choices. Those companies that do hold large portfolios of defensive registrations, however, will need to evaluate their current policies and re-think their strategies to stretch budgets. And no doubt there will unfortunately be cybersquatting issues and additional enforcement costs for some companies that are inherent with new gTLDs.Roger Borahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10971891807334584372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9192329551345473800.post-51062849066602258382010-02-08T09:22:11.641-08:002010-02-08T09:22:11.641-08:00Hi Roger, nice post. You are the first trademark a...Hi Roger, nice post. You are the first trademark attorney to make the point that the (majority) small trademark owners either won't notice these changes, or will be helped by them because there will be new names available. <br /><br />Some studies we're conducting show that just about all cybersquatting/piracy/typosquatting is happening in .com -- there is virtually none of this activity in the top-level domains created since 2000 -- .info, .biz, .mobi, .pro, .travel, .museum, .tel, .asia etc. This is true whether the top-level domains have restrictive registration policies or not. <br /><br />Antony Van Couvering<br />CEO, Minds + MachinesAntonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04516286509529677372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9192329551345473800.post-17496088600862505662010-02-08T04:19:51.564-08:002010-02-08T04:19:51.564-08:00Though the introduction of brand name in the domai...Though the introduction of brand name in the domain market is a good idea but when it comes to price fixing, it should be economical. Only then is the use of purchasing it.MessageForcehttp://www.messageforce.com.au/seo.aspxnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9192329551345473800.post-17589065143141265952010-02-07T04:29:25.395-08:002010-02-07T04:29:25.395-08:00Agree. There must be an ECONOMICAL mechanism in pl...Agree. There must be an ECONOMICAL mechanism in place that allows trademark owners to take swift action against squatters. In my opinion, the costs associated with reserving a gTLD and associated costs thereafter should protect most brand owners. There are already plenty of "cheaper" alternatives for squatters under the current system (i.e., www.disneywonderland.com/www.coketastetest.com).<br />Thanks for commenting.<br />-RogerRoger Borahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10971891807334584372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9192329551345473800.post-37919006306710563082010-02-06T23:29:02.601-08:002010-02-06T23:29:02.601-08:00I think it's a very serious issue about which ...I think it's a very serious issue about which some suitable action should be taken and that to in a very short time period because this domain name squatting issue is very critical one.MessageForcehttp://www.messageforce.com.au/seo.aspxnoreply@blogger.com