ITMA Spring Conference 2013: Branding lessons from Burberry
Burberry’s resurgence after decades of brand dilution offers valuable lessons for businesses, according to Alexia Willetts, who was speaking at this year’s ITMA Spring Conference.
UK ISP surrenders Python trademark
UK Internet service provider Veber has agreed to re-brand its ‘Python’ cloud hosting service following a trademark dispute with The Python Software Foundation.
Del Monte companies face off over gTLD
Del Monte Corp has filed the first publicly-posted legal rights objection under the new generic top-level domain programme – against .delmonte.
Copyright law trumps freedom of speech – ECHR
EU freedom of speech laws allow the sharing of copyrighted material online but domestic courts have rightly restricted the practice, the European Court of Human Rights ruled on Wednesday.
CSC buys Melbourne IT DBS for AU$ 152.5 million
Brand protection firm Corporation Services Company has acquired the digital branding arm of domain registrar Melbourne IT for AU$ 152.5 million.
CJEU hammers streaming sites with TVCatchup ruling
Internet streaming companies must obtain broadcasters’ permission to re-transmit their copyrighted works to the public, the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) ruled on Thursday.
Trademark Clearinghouse: five questions for brand owners
Confused by the coming Internet storm? Then you are not alone. Stuart Fuller from NetNames considers five questions every brand owner should know the answers to.
Japan cracks down on piracy
Japanese police have arrested 27 people in a coordinated crackdown on illegal downloading.
Arab provider seeks fifth UDRP spot
Public comments have opened on a revised bid by an Arabic dispute-resolution provider to act as the fifth Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy operator.
Canada introduces anti-counterfeiting bill
Canada’s government has introduced a bill that will bring Canadian trademark and copyright law in line with aspects of the controversial Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement.
