Sunday 15 December 2013

Upperlink, Adegboyega Adepegba & Co to hold seminar on trademark protection


Press release

 
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), a global Internet overseer, is preparing for the largest-ever expansion of the domain name system. The group received 1,930 applications for new "generic top level domains (GTLD) ", the ".com" or ".net" part of website addresses. Approval of the first new domain extensions will mark the beginning of a new era of opportunity for both brand owners and the general interest population. Domains such as .bank, .app, .web and a plethora of exciting extensions will now be available for registration.

Along with opportunity, will come protection issues for trademark owners around the world. To address these concerns, ICANN has mandated a "Sunrise Phase" registration period available exclusively to registered trademark holders who will have the first chance to secure domain names matching their mark in all new GTLD extensions before anyone else does.

In order to participate in any "Sunrise Phase" in the new GTLD program, participants are required to register and validate their trademark(s). Applications are submitted with information based on a valid trademark from any jurisdiction in the world, a copy of the trademark, as well as evidence that the trademark is being actively used.

Once submitted, applications will be reviewed for accuracy, validity and satisfaction of all requirements. Once validated, the application is then used to apply for your matching domain names in new GTLD Sunrise Phases, well before the general public can attempt to register them. Validated Trademark holders will also be alerted if other parties are registering their marks, representing possible infringing registrations.

Upperlink Limited is an information Technology firm with extensive experience in Designing, Developing, Hosting, domain registration, online trademark registration and maintenance of WEB Portal Solutions amongst its core competencies.

 

Adegboyega Adepegba & Co is a firm of Legal practitioners involved in Law practice particularly in the areas of Corporate and Commercial Practices.

 

The two (2) firms are partnering to organise an awareness Seminar (s) to equip the Stakeholders particularly Legal Practitioners with the essentials of online Trademark Registration Service in the New GTLD, etc.

 

The first in the series of Seminars will hold on 15th and 18th January 2014 in Lagos.

 

The First Seminar is free and open to all Legal Practitioners.

Registration can be done on Line on or before January 13, 2014.

For this process – prospective participants are encouraged register.

 

Please click on this link to register. http://upperlinkinc.com/web/seminar

 

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