Organisation: Trademark Clearinghouse

Our monthly column covers recent developments in internet policy, governance and use.

08 April 2024

Our monthly column covering recent developments in internet policy, governance and use.

24 April 2023

The new ‘.kids’ TLD is due to launch this week. Ahead of its sunrise period, WTR explores the opportunities and potential risks for brands interested in using the domain.

08 August 2022

How does Latin America’s biggest e-commerce platform protect its own brand? We sat down with Mercado Libre’s head of intellectual property to find out.

13 June 2022

With a new round of TLDs imminent at ICANN, Jeanette (Söderlund) Eriksson – domain name lawyer and consultant as well as Desktop.com vice president marketing & brand protection – analyses the interests of five key stakeholder groups and the perspectives of thought leaders in the field, to extrapolate top takeaways for brand owners.

07 April 2022

Everything we covered on WTR over the past seven days – and all you need to know from the world of trademarks to set yourself up for the start of another busy week.

14 November 2021

A newly published missive has contended that ICANN staff bypassed the multi-stakeholder process and took policymaking into their own hands during the development of the Trademark Clearinghouse.

10 November 2021

The Trademark Clearinghouse has come under fire from 16 academics, who have asked ICANN to stop the practice of protecting words extracted from design and composite marks.

10 August 2021

ICANN has responded to the EFF's concerns over Ethos Capital acquiring a controlling interest in Donuts and its call for the removal of Donuts’ voluntary IP protection mechanisms.

09 June 2021

The recommendations now go to ICANN for adoption, with the review of the UDRP becoming the next battleground for rights holders.

24 May 2021