Ever thought of applying for an intellectual property right via a Czech agency? Probably not, if you’re reading this, but in case you do then you might want to read the IPKat’s comments on WIPD, an organization whose name and logo closely resemble those of WIPO, which in addition to being a well respected organization [...]
Posts Tagged ‘domain names’
Czech, mate.
January 7th, 2011 
Gareth Dickson 
Posted in copyright, patents, trademarks, UK and Europe 
Tags: domain names, Europe, trade marks, trademarks, unfair business practices 
No Comments »Alpha testing Diaspora – initial thoughts
December 17th, 2010 Gareth Dickson My good friend Jim recently sent me an invite to alpha test Diaspora, the social network that has been touted as the open-source alternative to Facebook and is being pitched at those who want more control over their content. In particular, it aims to make sure that your information and posts are only ever shared [...]
SHOCKER! NAF rules Uniform **DOMAIN NAME** Dispute Resolution Policy applies only to…domain names!
May 26th, 2010 Gareth Dickson Newsflash from the Department of all things Elementary: The Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) only applies to domain names. Joseph J. Weismann, of Johnson, Pope, Bokor, Ruppel & Burns LLP (if anyone can explain the Einstein picture I’d be very interested) had sought to persuade the National Arbitration Forum that it should do [...]
