ICANN has decided that it will not authorize the use of the gTLD .xxx for adult websites.
ICANN’s Board voted 9 to 5 against the proposed agreement. Though the press release points to policy concerns, would clearly identifying adult websites (by using .xxx) be in the public interest?
ICANN has decided that it will not authorize the use of the gTLD .xxx for adult websites.
ICANN’s Board voted 9 to 5 against the proposed agreement. Though the press release points to policy concerns, would clearly identifying adult websites (by using .xxx) be in the public interest?
The Luxembourg Court of First Instance has concluded that the European Commission may continue to call its satellite navigation project Galileo. What’s the issue, you might be wondering.
Well, Galileo International Technology (an online airline reservation company) sued to enjoin use of the name for the space project or, alternatively, that the court order the European Commission to pay damages or compensation (I assume a sort-of compulsory license). The court did neither.
The court concluded that there was no risk of confusion — at all. In denying GIT’s claims, the court noted, “in choosing the Galileo name to designate their brands, products and services, the plaintiff could not ignore that they were inspired by the first name of the famous Italian mathematician, physician and astronomer, one of the largest personalities in European scientific culture,” and that the plaintiff(s) “exposed themselves to the risk” of a trademark dispute.”
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According to this article, a Lithuanian restaurant chain wants trademark rights in the smell of pizza. It claims the smell for which it seeks protection is “closely associated” with its own pizzas.
“Opinion polls show that many consumers in Lithuania identify the pleasure of eating pizza with our trademark,” said Mindaugas Gumauskas, marketing director of the Cilija company. “This makes us believe that the scent of freshly baked pizza is a subject to our copyright.”
Or trademark…