Upcoming changes by the Turkish government will soon alter how some Turkish ccTLD domain name registrations are allocated and managed, following which such domain names will become available for registration on a first-come, first-served basis. Supporting documentation (such as proof of an existing Turkish trademark registration or Turkish business license) will no longer be required for ‘com.tr’,More
Supreme Court: Copyright Registration Prerequisite to Civil Infringement Action
Fourth Estate Public Benefit Corporation v. Wall-Street.Com, LLC, No. 17-571, 586 U.S. ____ (2019)
In its unanimous March 4, 2019 opinion, the United States Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit in holding that copyright owners must wait for the U.S.More
Australia: Non-Use Period Reduced
Australia’s Intellectual
Property Laws Amendment (Productivity Commission Response Part 1 and Other
Measures) Act 2018 (Amendment Act) took effect on February 24, 2019. The key change is a reduction in the time
period before a trademark registration can be challenged for non-use.
Before the Amendment Act,More