Domain Name Strategy

Sam Foster ⬥ 28 October As the popularity of social media platforms increases and their numbers proliferate, attorneys are constantly trying to shut down usernames that harmfully infringe ...

Steve Levy ⬥  27 October As a brand owner have you ever wondered how efficiently you’re using your precious trademark enforcement budget?  During my nearly 10-year tenure heading ...

Yvette Miller ⬥ 27 October The United Nation’s International Telecommunication Union’s Plenipotentiary Conference, which the Washington Post called “the latest battle over who should run the Internet”, continues ...

Sam Foster ⬥ 24 October For some newer, smaller brands, pushing out great content via social media posts – promoted or organic – allows them to address product ...

Steve Levy ⬥  29 September I’d like to take a brief departure this week from our usual discussion of domain name disputes and talk about the important issue ...

Yvette Miller ⬥ 29 September This past Saturday, ICANN closed the comment period on enhancing its accountability process, a topic that will continue to be a big discussion ...

Steve Levy ⬥ 22 September When reading the “Parties’ Contentions” section of this decision over the domain <areds2.com>, my mind was starting to fill up with all the ...

Yvette Miller ⬥ 22 September In the expanding Internet of Things, trademark owners have the task of making sure that intellectual property rights keep up with technology. At ...

Yvette Miller ⬥ 15 September Today is the last day that ICANN is accepting comments on “Implementing Rights Protection Mechanisms in the Name Collision Mitigation Framework”. The final ...

Steve Levy ⬥ 25 August Ritchey Design, Inc., the complainant in this week’s UDRP decision, sells bicycle components under the RITCHEY brand and holds registrations for the RITCHEY ...

Yvette Miller ⬥ 25 August Twitter is in the news because it has changed its algorithm for its timelines. According to Re/code, Twitter’s algorithm now “searches for popular ...

FairWinds Partners ⬥ 18 August Hope you have had a great summer and, as we move towards an active autumn, plan to join the community for these upcoming ...