How Brands May Navigate the Challenges Raised by ICANN’s Domain Name Expansion

 
 

Sometime in 2013 we may experience the largest expansion of the Internet namespace in history. On June 13, 2012, ICANN (the Internet Corporation for Assigned Numbers and Names) announced the receipt of 1,930 applications from 60 countries for 1,409 new generic top-level domains or gTLDs. (A gTLD is part of the domain name or string to the right of the dot, such as .com., .biz or .org.) A list of applicants is here.

Andrew to Speak on July 10 at Webinar Sponsored by GOAL About ICANN’s New gTLDs

 
I will speak at a GOAL (Global Outsourcing Association of Lawyers) webinar on July 10, 2012 re one of the  most significant changes to the Internet, ICANN’s expansion of the namespace to include an unlimited new number of generic top-level domains (gTLDS) in any language.
I will cover the following:
a. Who applied for a gTLD  and why
b.

Guest Blog Post: Why Did Apple Lose the First Round in Its iPad Trademark Dispute in China

Introduction by Andrew Berger:
I am pleased to post another article by Vivien Chan focusing on IP in China. Vivien is the senior partner of Vivien Chan & Co., a Greater China law firm with offices in Hong Kong, Beijing and Shanghai with close to 30 years experience in labor & employment, mergers and acquisitions, technology transfers,  information technology, and related tax issues.

How to Protect Your Intellectual Property When Outsourcing

Thinking about outsourcing? Take a deep breadth and you may want sit down till the thought passes. Many outsourcing arrangements fail for a variety of reasons and even when they succeed the costs incurred may be more than the costs saved.
One of the biggest risks is protecting your intellectual property (“IP”) when it is outsourced. There are no silver bullets that will guarantee protection.

Global Intellectual Property (IP) Offshoring Panel Discussion – Trends and Challenges in IP Offshoring – 15 Feb 2012

Andrew will speak about the IP issues surrounding outsourcing at a webinar sponsored by Global Outsourcing Association of Lawyers (GOAL),  on February 15, 2012 at noon EST. The program is intended for:

• Buyers of legal outsourcing services – law firm partners, counsels, IP counsel and practitioners based in the US, UK and other markets;
• Service Providers of legal outsourcing services – LPO executives, emerging LPOs from vendor locations in Asia, Africa, UK/Europe, America and others; and
• Investors, Software Vendors, Researchers, Academicians and other interested stake holders of LPO industry.

Protecting Your Intellectual Property in the U.S. and Abroad from New Forms of Online Infringement and Brand Attacks

Below is the transcript of my January 26, 2012, webinar presentation sponsored by the International Executive Resources Group focusing on protecting intellectual property here and abroad from new forms of online infringement and brand attacks. But first a word of warning. My talk runs for about 45 minutes and therefore this is a long post. Here is a quick overview of what I cover.

Webinar on Protecting IP in US and Abroad From Online Infringement and Brand Attacks

 
Andrew will speak at a webinar on January 26, 2012 at 10:00 am sponsored by the International Executive Resources Group on protecting your IP in the US and abroad from new forms of online infringements and brand attacks.
Andrew will begin by discussing three reasons why global infringement is a growing and what governments and copyright holders are doing here, in Europe and China to combat it.

Guest Blog Post By Albert L. Jacobs, Jr.: A Quick Summary of the Irish Commercial Court and the Dubai International Financial Center Courts

Introduction by Andrew Berger
Wondering where to litigate your IP disputes abroad? One of the firm’s new partners, Albert L. Jacobs, Jr., recently summarized for our litigation group two friendly venues IP practitioners may not be aware of:  the Irish Commercial Court and the Dubai International Financial Center Courts. Below is Albert’s summary. But first here is some background about Albert.

BNA Program on Gray Market and Counterfeit Goods

 
Andrew will moderate a webinar on Wednesday October 26,2011, sponsored by BNA entitled Alternatives Now Available to Copyright and Trademark Owners to Combat Gray Market and Counterfeit Goods: Recent First Sale and Related Litigation. The 90-minute program will focus on recent 9th and 2d Circuit cases involving the clash between the first sale doctrine and Section 602(a)(1) of the Copyright Act barring the importation of goods made abroad without the copyright holder’s consent.

Guest Blog Post: How to Combat Counterfeiting in China by Effectively Using Its Customs Recording System

Introduction by Andrew Berger:
I am pleased to share this guest blog post by Vivien Chan. She is the senior partner of Vivien Chan & Co., a Greater China law firm with offices in Hong Kong, Beijing and Shanghai with close to 30 years experience in labor & employment, mergers and acquisitions, technology transfers,  information technology, and related tax issues.