Source: Domainnamewire.com Company posts job description for a California-licensed litigator with IP experience. I wrote earlier today about one of Michael Gleissner’s firms backing down from its challenge to a trademark application filed by Expensify. Expensify alleged in its response…
Source: Techdirt.com It just won't stop when it comes to trademark disputes involving the alcohol industry. Such disputes between wine, beer, and liquor companies are legion. In such a crowded industry, it needs to be hammered home that the…
Source: Techdirt.com Back in October Google Fiber confirmed that all was not entirely well at the disruptive broadband provider. The company announced that not only would it be shaking up its executive leadership, it would be eliminating some Google…
Source: Domainnamewire.com Board chairman instructs ICANN to defer compliance on part of new transfer policy. On December 1, a new domain name transfer policy went into effect that requires both the previous and new registrant of a domain name…
Source: Techdirt.com I'm going to keep ringing the warning bell about how the explosive growth in the beer and wine businesses has resulted in a similar explosion in trademark disputes until people start listening. An industry that has benefited…
Source: Domainnamewire.com Trying to trademark domain names you don’t even own? That’s enough to land on the top 10 stories for 2016. In 2014, I wrote about a hapless trademark applicant who spent about $50,000 in fees trying to…
Source: Domainnamewire.com Mark Monitor is now part of Clarivate Analytics, so it makes sense that the company went long on defensive domain registrations. Back in September I asked, “Who is Clarivate?“. This would end up being the ninth most…
Source: Techdirt.com Just about every year, like clockwork, Comcast will breathlessly insist that it has finally turned the corner when it comes to the company's historically abysmal customer service. In 2014, Comcast even went so far as to make…
Source: Domainnamewire.com NeverAgain.tech petition is making the rounds amongst techies. The .tech top level domain name is getting exposure with its target market thanks to a petition that’s making the rounds. NeverAgain.tech asks tech workers to sign a petition…
Source: Domainnamewire.com The 10th most viewed article on Domain Name Wire this year was… This is the first of 10 posts on Domain Name Wire that will reflect on the top stories on Domain Name Wire during 2016. This…