Stories about: WIPO

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    Will new top-level domains promote cybersquatting? 17/07/2009 08:51:00

    The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is hosting two meetings this week -- one in New York City and the other in London -- to discuss the trademark and cybersecurity issues surrounding its plan to introduce hundreds of new top-level domains into the Internet.
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    What's in a name? Cybersquatting case has an answer 28/03/2008 11:28:11

    It's not often that a domain-name holder accused of cybersquatting actually prevails in a dispute with the party that filed the complaint. It's rarer still for that entity to then win a counterclaim of attempted reverse domain-name hijacking.
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    Google looks to technology that recognizes text in images 07/01/2008 08:58:57

    Google may have plans to expand its search engine beyond static text.
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    Microsoft sues cybersquatters in US, UK 15/03/2007 08:07:57

    Microsoft Wednesday said it filed lawsuits against cybersquatters in the U.S. and the U.K. to stop them from illegally profiting from the misuse of intellectual property and Internet domain names using online ads.
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    Entertainment, Web companies flock to .mobi 24/05/2006 11:15:04

    The newly created .mobi Internet domain for mobile device sites is shaping up to be a pretty entertaining place, if you're 10 years old.
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    WIPO urges tradename protection for new domains 06/06/2005 09:54:19

    The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) is suggesting some safeguards to stop cybersquatters from grabbing trademark-protected names under new generic Internet domain names.
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    Kiwis pay a million dollars for NZ domain 30/04/2003 11:12:51

    The New Zealand government has admitted that it paid NZ$1 million for the domain name newzealand.com after Trade New Zealand's unsuccessful attempt to claim legal ownership of the name.
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    ING banks on RealNetworks 22/02/2002 09:34:39

    A new international treaty aiming to protect musicians and the recording industry from Internet and digital piracy is set to go into effect in May, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) announced Thursday.
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    International music piracy treaty ready to roll 22/02/2002 09:34:39

    A new international treaty aiming to protect musicians and the recording industry from Internet and digital piracy is set to go into effect in May, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) announced Thursday.
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    Cybersquatters learn to beat the system 14/08/2001 08:52:56

    Loopholes in the Internet domain name dispute-resolution system are helping professional cybersquatters win cases, says an experienced mediator.
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    Registrars meet to discuss hijacking of domains 21/02/2001 09:52:58

    Pushing for uniformity in the handling of Internet domain name disputes, the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) on Tuesday kicked off a conference in Geneva with representatives from 66 country domain registrars. On the agenda are issues like abusive registration of domain names, dubbed cybersquatting, and other key policy issues related to intellectual property conflicts in country code top-level domains.
 
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