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ICANN elects Cherine Chalaby as new chair
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers has elected a new chair and vice-chair to head up its board of directors.
King & Wood Mallesons shuts down ‘fraudulent Nigerian email scam’
Law firm King & Wood Mallesons has secured the transfer of a domain name it said was set up as part of an “elaborate and fraudulent Nigerian email scam”.
Online infringement laid bare in EUIPO study
Nearly 28,000 internet stores are suspected of marketing trademark-infringing goods in Sweden, Germany, the UK and Spain, according to a study.
Costco wins transfer of domain name at WIPO
Wholesaler Costco has won the transfer of a domain name from an Australian citizen, despite him saying it made “no sense” to continue proceedings as he would willingly transfer the domain.
Change needed to tackle ‘fake lawyers’: report
Lawyers should begin switching to a .law domain name to protect themselves from the growing threat of “fake lawyers”, a report has said.
Facebook wins transfer of domain after two offers to sell
Social media website Facebook has won the transfer of a “confusingly similar” domain name registered in India.
WIPO grants cybersquatting win to EFF
The Electronic Frontier Foundation has won a cybersquatting dispute against a registrant who allegedly made a nearly identical version of the organisation’s website.
Brandsight boosts team with MarkMonitor and Lecorpio hires
Corporate domain name registrar Brandsight has hired Matt Serlin from MarkMonitor and Elisa Cooper from Lecorpio.
FC Barcelona win domain name transfer from Dubai resident
FC Barcelona may have been criticised for their transfer policy this summer, but they did have some luck with transfers at the World Intellectual Property Organization’s Arbitration and Mediation Center.
ICANN seeks comments on .museum contract renewal
ICANN has asked for feedback on the proposed new registry agreement for the .museum top-level domain.
