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Today is the (extended) last day to apply for .xxx Sunrise registrations, to prevent other parties from later registering a domain name with your trademark in it. More information here. I don’t think it’s been definitively decided whether the UDRP will apply to .xxx domains or whether the URS (“rapid suspension”) system will be in place; but that’s a minor detail when you can go ahead and protect your brand right now. (Also, if anyone has any definitive answers on that, let me know and I’ll update here.)
Update: UDRP does apply and URS doesn’t. Thanks to Kevin Murphy (@DomainIncite) for reminding me!
Just wanted to give a brief congratulations to my client, Next Generation Focus, Inc. (one of my pro bono clients through the Pro Bono Partnership of Atlanta). The registration for their SmarterMe program of academic enrichment for children was approved (Reg. No. 4044965). They’re a great organization, doing great things in the Atlanta metro area, and I’m happy that I was able to be a part of their operation, even if in just a small way on this trademark registration.
Please excuse the lack of content lately, it’s been a very busy July. On top of all of the usual life things that seem to happen during the summer, I’ve been going through a site redesign. If you come across anything that’s broken or that you don’t like, please let me know by e-mail. Thanks for reading!
I’ve begun a collaboration with Evan Brown, a well-known (and highly respected) lawyer based out of Chicago who focuses on Internet law. You can find him on Twitter @internetcases, as well as Facebook, etc. I hope you’ll hop on over there and take a look! Here’s the link to my first post there: http://udrptracker.internetcases.com/2011/06/servair-loses-udrp-on-serv-air-com/
The National Arbitration Forum (NAF) has finally set up an e-mail subscription service for UDRP panel decisions. You can find the link to subscribe here.
And of course WIPO’s e-mail subscription service is located here.
Finally back from vacation, sorry for the radio silence. It was a great one, extended week at the family farm with my parents, the kids were spoiled rotten and behaved well for the most part, Laura caught a cold and gave it to me on the way back to Atlanta, but I’m mostly recovered now. A good time was had by all but it’s nice to be back home and back to the routine. Look for more posts in the coming days as I play catch up!
Finally back from vacation, sorry for the radio silence. It was a great one, extended week at the family farm with my parents, the kids were spoiled rotten and behaved well for the most part, Laura caught a cold and gave it to me on the way back to Atlanta, but I’m mostly recovered now. A good time was had by all but it’s nice to be back home and back to the routine. Look for more posts in the coming days as I play catch up!
This is a great discussion of what you should think about in selecting a domain name for your brand.
http://launch.is/blog/2010/12/3/how-to-name-your-startup-and-land-the-perfect-domain.html
Sorry for the lack of content lately – we had a baby on September 15, so I’m still digging out from under the mountain of email and other work. I have a few UDRP cases to comment on today and tomorrow, so look for some new posts shortly.
And, it’s a girl! Mom and daughter are both doing fine, and her big sister (21 months) is adjusting well.
Hey, check me out, I am now an “expert” UDRP lawyer.
(I should qualify that – I’m just a lawyer!)