WIPO Provides New Top-Level Domain Resources for Rights Holders

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WIPO Provides New Top-Level Domain Resources for Rights Holders

	By Frederick Felman Former Chief Marketing Officer at AppDetex
	February 04, 2012 Views: 9,322 Add Comment

Courtesy of Brian Beckham from the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center in Geneva, here are a few important links with information that may be helpful for rights holders with ICANN‘s New gTLD program now launched and accepting applications:

• First, is a helpful FAQ that explains plainly the Legal Rights objection process. It’s important that rights owners are very familiar with this process and are ready to respond if in the unlikely but potentially problematic situation that another entity applies for a gTLD that includes their intellectual property.

• Next, comes a summary explanation of the post gTLD delegation (beginning late 2012 or early 2013) rights protection mechanisms included in the program and provided for the defense of intellectual property rights.

• Lastly, WIPO has provided a set of links to analysis and other resources about the New gTLD dispute resolutions mechanisms.

With the May First “reveal date”—the day that ICANN will announce all of the applicants and the strings that have been applied for—approaching quickly, rights owners should be ready to respond. Reading the first article is a great place to start. Thanks to WIPO for sharing these links and this information.

By Frederick Felman, Former Chief Marketing Officer at AppDetex

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