VP of Global Partnerships at CT Corsearch
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Steve Stolfi is vice president of global partnerships at CT Corsearch and is member of the Wolters Kluwer Corporate Legal Services Management Team. He has been with the company for more than ten years and has worked in the brand management industry close to twenty years. Steve is an active member of the International Trademark Association’s Doman Name Committee. In addition, Steve has spoken at various intellectual property group meetings and has guest lectured about trademark and copyright research at a number of law schools.
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It has been quite a rollercoaster the past couple of weeks with the new gTLD application period ending on April 12th coupled with the suspension of the TLD Application System (TAS) due to a technical glitch. With over 1,200 applicants for new gTLDs confirmed by ICANN in the system, and the possibility of thousands of new gTLD applications to be published on "reveal day" brand owners have been holding their breath on the status of their applications. more
In late September Google introduced Google Instant, an auto-complete algorithm that assists users in searching with greater speed. Google's new service predicts search queries in real time, can catch a mistake if the user mistyped and guides users to previously performed searches. This new service greatly benefits top brands on the Internet and those that have purchased key words and ad words; while it might not be as beneficial for companies with low website traffic or those that are not well known. more
Over three years ago ICANN boldly announced that the top level of the domain name system would be opened up to new registry operators. As we now approach a likely spring 2011 launch, a number of key issues remain unresolved including how trademarks will be protected. more