The GigaLaw Firm http://gigalawfirm.com Thu, 17 May 2012 20:07:45 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 So, Now That ICANN Has Appointed an ‘Independent Objector’ — What’s an ‘Independent Objector’? http://gigalawfirm.com/2012/05/17/so-now-that-icann-has-appointed-an-%e2%80%98independent-objector%e2%80%99-%e2%80%94-what%e2%80%99s-an-%e2%80%98independent-objector%e2%80%99/ http://gigalawfirm.com/2012/05/17/so-now-that-icann-has-appointed-an-%e2%80%98independent-objector%e2%80%99-%e2%80%94-what%e2%80%99s-an-%e2%80%98independent-objector%e2%80%99/#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 20:06:16 +0000 Doug Isenberg http://gigalawfirm.com/?p=474 In a new blog post at “Isenberg on Domains,” Doug Isenberg explains that ICANN has just appointed an “independent objector” who “may file objections against ‘highly objectionable’ gTLD applications to which no objection has been filed.” For all of the details, read the blog post here.

]]> http://gigalawfirm.com/2012/05/17/so-now-that-icann-has-appointed-an-%e2%80%98independent-objector%e2%80%99-%e2%80%94-what%e2%80%99s-an-%e2%80%98independent-objector%e2%80%99/feed/ 0 Doug Isenberg Launches New Blog, “Isenberg On Domains” http://gigalawfirm.com/2012/05/10/469/ http://gigalawfirm.com/2012/05/10/469/#comments Fri, 11 May 2012 01:40:45 +0000 Doug Isenberg http://gigalawfirm.com/?p=469 Doug Isenberg has launched a new blog, “Isenberg On Domains,” where he offers insights and analysis about the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP), domain name disputes and related legal issues. One of his first posts is titled, “With Attention Focused on New gTLDs, Another Record Year of Cybersquatting Goes (Almost) Unnoticed.”

]]> http://gigalawfirm.com/2012/05/10/469/feed/ 0 Bloomberg Law Reports Publishes Article by Doug Isenberg Titled “Dot Games” http://gigalawfirm.com/2012/02/29/bloomberg-law-reports-publishes-article-by-doug-isenberg-titled-dot-games/ http://gigalawfirm.com/2012/02/29/bloomberg-law-reports-publishes-article-by-doug-isenberg-titled-dot-games/#comments Wed, 29 Feb 2012 11:37:53 +0000 Doug Isenberg http://gigalawfirm.com/?p=464 Bloomberg Law Reports’ Technology Law newsletter published an article by Doug Isenberg about ICANN’s expansion of the global top-level domains (gTLDs).  The article, titled “Dot Games,” was published on February 29, 2012. In the article, Isenberg provides an overview of the problems created by the new gTLDs and writes, “ICANN has moved forward with this expansion despite loud opposition from trademark owners and even some in the U.S. government.” The article also says:

There’s no reason to think that ICANN’s domain name expansion will lead to anything other than an expensive cyber-orgy as speculators, investors, marketers, brand owners and lawyers all fight for a piece of the dot-pie – while companies and consumers continue to get harmed and ultimately pay the price as the costs of doing business online increase.

To download a 2-page PDF copy of the article, please click here.

]]> http://gigalawfirm.com/2012/02/29/bloomberg-law-reports-publishes-article-by-doug-isenberg-titled-dot-games/feed/ 0 Why Brand Owners Will Continue to Rely on the UDRP — Even After the New gTLDs http://gigalawfirm.com/2012/02/03/why-brand-owners-will-continue-to-rely-on-the-udrp-even-after-the-new-gtlds/ http://gigalawfirm.com/2012/02/03/why-brand-owners-will-continue-to-rely-on-the-udrp-even-after-the-new-gtlds/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:33:00 +0000 Doug Isenberg http://gigalawfirm.com/?p=456 Amidst all the talk about potential trademark disputes related to the new global top-level domains (gTLDs), one important topic is often overlooked: whether the UDRP — the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy adopted by ICANN in 1999 — will even apply to the new gTLDs. The answer, fortunately, is yes.

To read the rest of this article, written by Doug Isenberg of The GigaLaw Firm, download a PDF copy.

]]> http://gigalawfirm.com/2012/02/03/why-brand-owners-will-continue-to-rely-on-the-udrp-even-after-the-new-gtlds/feed/ 0 Doug Isenberg Leads Webinar with MarkMonitor on “New gTLDs: What You Need to Know Now to Protect Your IP Rights Later” http://gigalawfirm.com/2011/11/30/doug-isenberg-leads-webinar-with-markmonitor-on-new-gtlds-what-you-need-to-know-nowto-protect-your-ip-rights-later/ http://gigalawfirm.com/2011/11/30/doug-isenberg-leads-webinar-with-markmonitor-on-new-gtlds-what-you-need-to-know-nowto-protect-your-ip-rights-later/#comments Wed, 30 Nov 2011 19:06:47 +0000 Doug Isenberg http://gigalawfirm.com/?p=451 http://gigalawfirm.com/2011/11/30/doug-isenberg-leads-webinar-with-markmonitor-on-new-gtlds-what-you-need-to-know-nowto-protect-your-ip-rights-later/feed/ 0 Doug Isenberg attends annual meeting of WIPO domain name panelists in Geneva, Switzerland http://gigalawfirm.com/2011/10/10/doug-isenberg-attends-annual-meeting-of-wipo-domain-name-panelists-in-geneva/ http://gigalawfirm.com/2011/10/10/doug-isenberg-attends-annual-meeting-of-wipo-domain-name-panelists-in-geneva/#comments Tue, 11 Oct 2011 00:18:27 +0000 Doug Isenberg http://gigalawfirm.com/?p=448 http://gigalawfirm.com/2011/10/10/doug-isenberg-attends-annual-meeting-of-wipo-domain-name-panelists-in-geneva/feed/ 0 Doug Isenberg presents “Rights Protection Mechanisms for the New Generic Top-Level Domains” at the MarkMonitor Forum in Boise, Idaho. http://gigalawfirm.com/2011/10/06/doug-isenberg-presents-rights-protection-mechanisms-for-the-new-generic-top-level-domains-at-the-markmonitor-forum-in-boise-idaho/ http://gigalawfirm.com/2011/10/06/doug-isenberg-presents-rights-protection-mechanisms-for-the-new-generic-top-level-domains-at-the-markmonitor-forum-in-boise-idaho/#comments Fri, 07 Oct 2011 03:18:31 +0000 Doug Isenberg http://gigalawfirm.com/?p=445 http://gigalawfirm.com/2011/10/06/doug-isenberg-presents-rights-protection-mechanisms-for-the-new-generic-top-level-domains-at-the-markmonitor-forum-in-boise-idaho/feed/ 0 Doug Isenberg presents the “Domain Name Law Update” at the annual Springposium meeting of intellectual property attorneys. http://gigalawfirm.com/2011/04/29/doug-isenberg-presents-the-%e2%80%9cdomain-name-law-update%e2%80%9d-at-the-annual-springposium-meeting-of-intellectual-property-attorneys/ http://gigalawfirm.com/2011/04/29/doug-isenberg-presents-the-%e2%80%9cdomain-name-law-update%e2%80%9d-at-the-annual-springposium-meeting-of-intellectual-property-attorneys/#comments Sat, 30 Apr 2011 04:12:52 +0000 Doug Isenberg http://gigalawfirm.com/?p=102 http://gigalawfirm.com/2011/04/29/doug-isenberg-presents-the-%e2%80%9cdomain-name-law-update%e2%80%9d-at-the-annual-springposium-meeting-of-intellectual-property-attorneys/feed/ 0 Doug Isenberg discusses current technology law issues as a guest on “This Week in Law with Denise Howell.” http://gigalawfirm.com/2011/03/25/doug-isenberg-discusses-current-technology-law-issues-as-a-guest-on-%e2%80%9cthis-week-in-law-with-denise-howell-%e2%80%9d/ http://gigalawfirm.com/2011/03/25/doug-isenberg-discusses-current-technology-law-issues-as-a-guest-on-%e2%80%9cthis-week-in-law-with-denise-howell-%e2%80%9d/#comments Sat, 26 Mar 2011 04:15:23 +0000 Doug Isenberg http://gigalawfirm.com/?p=145 http://gigalawfirm.com/2011/03/25/doug-isenberg-discusses-current-technology-law-issues-as-a-guest-on-%e2%80%9cthis-week-in-law-with-denise-howell-%e2%80%9d/feed/ 0 Doug Isenberg quoted in article on Evolver.fm: “Can Apple Really Own ‘App Store’?” http://gigalawfirm.com/2011/03/23/doug-isenberg-quoted-in-article-on-evolver-fm-%e2%80%9ccan-apple-really-own-%e2%80%98app-store%e2%80%99%e2%80%9d/ http://gigalawfirm.com/2011/03/23/doug-isenberg-quoted-in-article-on-evolver-fm-%e2%80%9ccan-apple-really-own-%e2%80%98app-store%e2%80%99%e2%80%9d/#comments Thu, 24 Mar 2011 04:15:46 +0000 Doug Isenberg http://gigalawfirm.com/?p=147 http://gigalawfirm.com/2011/03/23/doug-isenberg-quoted-in-article-on-evolver-fm-%e2%80%9ccan-apple-really-own-%e2%80%98app-store%e2%80%99%e2%80%9d/feed/ 0