Organisation: World Intellectual Property Organization

The World Intellectual Property Organization and the <i>Association française pour le nommage Internet en coopération</i>, the registry for the .fr country code top-level domain (ccTLD), recently announced the launch of a new alternative dispute resolution procedure to resolve domain name disputes under the .fr ccTLD.

12 September 2016

Despite its recent abandonment by the European Union, the Anti-counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) remains a going concern. Last month the controversial agreement was ratified by Japan: once another five jurisdictions have followed suit, the agreement will come into force. With the treaty still alive and kicking it remains a lively topic for debate, as evidenced by a session at the AIPPI conference in Seoul this week.

22 October 2012