On June 13, 2012, in what was referred to as “Reveal Day” for the new generic Top-Level Domain program, ICANN posted the names of the 1,930 proposed gTLDs together with applicant information for applications received in the first application window.
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COLOMBIA JOINS MADRID – BEGINNING OF THE BEGINNING?
Colombia recently became the 87th member to join the Madrid Protocol for the International Registration of Marks, effective August 29, 2012. Administered by the World Intellectual Property Organization, the Madrid System for the International Registration of Marks (“Madrid system”) is designed to provide a cost-effective and efficient way for trademark holders to secure and maintain protection for their marks in multiple countries.
CRACKING DOWN ON TRADEMARK REGISTRY SCAMS
Trademark registry scams, in which private companies send unsolicited correspondence to a trademark registration holder seeking money in exchange for registering the trademark with U.S. Customs or including the trademark in a catalogue, have become increasingly prevalent since 2010. Most troubling about these scams is that the letters are designed to look like official correspondence from the Trademark Office, when in reality they are entirely unrelated. The “benefits” they portend to offer have no value, since trademark registrations are already publicly available through the official U.S. Patent & Trademark Office website. Some of these companies include: