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March, 2007 Media Mentions

Intellectual Property JMBM IP Update: Is “Pet Friendly” A Trademark?

Many hotels, campgrounds, restaurants, real estate companies and other businesses use the phrase “pet friendly” to indicate that pets are welcome. You may be surprised to learn that the U.S. Trademark Office has recently accepted a claim that the phrase “PET FRIENDLY” has become distinctive as part of a trademark of a particular company in […]

Intellectual Property JMBM IP Update: Warehoused “.EU” Domain Names To Be Made Available for Re-Registration

EURid, the registry administering the “.eu” domain has announced that it has blocked 74,000 “.eu” domain names and issued legal proceedings against 400 registrars for breach of contract for registering domain names in the names of phantom companies under the registrars’ control. Such action would violate the “.eu” registrar agreement, which forbids warehousing practices. EURid […]

Intellectual Property JMBM IP Update: “Domain Tasting” Challenged in Federal Lawsuit

The registrar Dotster, Inc. has been sued in U.S. District Court in Washington State, based on causes of action including cybersquatting, trademark infringement, false designation of origin and dilution, as well as state and common law counts. Whereas a French court earlier this year imposed liability on a registrar after it had registered various infringing […]