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News That case went before the World Intellectual Property Organisation (Wipo) for arbitration and Wipo ordered Unasi to return the domain which it believed had been registered in bad faith. That ruling came just two months after Wipo had been forced to...
[19 Sep 2005]
News Francis Gurry, assistant director general of WIPO, warned that the creation of 20 new domains could have a devastating effect on intellectual property. As long as they are top level domains we will handle any domain name disputes through WIPO," he...
[13 Mar 2001]
Comment Through its work, WIPO plays an important role in enhancing the quality and enjoyment of life and helps create real wealth for nations. WIPO is an international organisation dedicated to promoting the use and protection of works of the human spirit.
[10 Nov 2003]
News UN body WIPO believes arbitration schemes, which have already proven successful in other European countries, such as the UK, are becoming necessary as more top level domain name owners clash across national boundaries.
[06 Mar 2001]
News The WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organistion) arbitration panel ruled that Van Morrison held common law trademark rights over the domain as "Van Morrison" was not a common name and had only become internationally recognisable through the...
[05 Jul 2002]
News The organisation will be a joint effort between the ASP industry consortium (Aspic) - an international advocacy group of almost 500 technology companies - and the World Intellectual Property Organization (Wipo).
[08 May 2000]
Comment So far efforts to prevent such action have focussed solely on trademark holders, but moves this week by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the European Commission could herald a new era in domain name battles.
[06 Sep 2001]
News However a WIPO panel disagreed, saying the site was registered two years before Virgin decided to launch its v.mail service, and that Virgin has no registered trademark covering Virginmail. The decision was made by the UN-funded World Intellectual...
[02 Nov 2001]
News The decision is unusual in that most recent cases of this kind - especially those administered by the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) - have gone the way of the 'brand' owner. But Burgar's supporters say he is quite right to defend...
[28 Nov 2001]
News European legislators could work at the international level with the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), the report recommends. Malcolm Harbour MEP, chairman of the Conservative Technology Forum, concurred that global solutions are what...
[24 Jan 2005]
News The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) on Friday welcomed the news that webcasting will no longer be included in the World Intellectual Property Organization's (Wipo) broadcasting treaty. The Treaty on the Protection of Broadcasting Organizations...
[09 May 2006]
News The World Intellectual Property Organization, or Wipo, a specialised arm of the UN, gave the go-ahead in 2003 to begin drafting the treaty but a final version is still pending. Jule Sigall, the US Copyright Office official who led the roundtable...
[06 Sep 2006]
News Michael Cover, a partner and intellectual property expert at law firm Faegre Benson Hobson Audley who also sits on WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) dispute panels, told silicon.com: "If you have this kind of problem in the UK, it is...
[09 Mar 2004]
News The International ASP consortium (Aspic) and the World Intellectual Property Organisation (Wipo) have worked out joint guidelines for settling disputes. The guidelines will provide business customers and ASPs with clarification and arbitration in...
[23 May 2001]
News The House of Representatives approved a bill based on 1996 World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) treaties. The US has moved a step closer to bringing full copyright protection to bear on the Internet.
[05 Aug 1998]
News It's also launching a 'premium name' service for some brand holders in conjunction with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). dotMobi, the company behind the newly launched mobile top level domain, has revealed more details on when...
[16 Aug 2006]
News The UN World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) said Taylor had no legitimate claim to the domain and said his actions appeared to be aimed solely at provoking Williams. Pop star Robbie Williams has won a custody battle for the...
[19 Aug 2002]
News The EasyGroup is understood to have sent lawyers letters warning off another 30 or more sites, although the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) which rules on domain name conflicts has turned down all of EasyGroup's protests so far.
[09 Nov 2000]
Comment This will take place under the guidance of the World Intellectual Property Organization (Wipo). Supporters of The Next Big Thing - from the network computer to e-marketplaces - rarely show much restraint when pushing their offerings, and themselves...
[22 May 2000]
Comment Called Global Ebusiness (http://www.silicon.com/global ), the report considers what companies need to be doing to operate globally, as well as the ways governments and organisations such as the WTO, WIPO and FBI are bringing about change.
[13 Nov 2000]
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