Tannenbaum Helpern tapped to serve as arbitrator in reviewing the conflicting decisions concerning new gTLD.com
| Case Title: |
Tannenbaum Helpern tapped to serve as arbitrator in reviewing the conflicting decisions concerning new gTLD.com |
| Practice Area: |
Intellectual Property, Litigation and Dispute Resolution |
| Case Desc: |
Tannenbaum Helpern intellectual property partner Donald Prutzman was tapped
by the International Center for Dispute Resolution (ICDR) and ICANN (the
international organization responsible for overseeing the assignment and
management of Internet domain names) to serve as one of three arbitrators
to resolve conflicting decisions in proceedings, known as “String
Confusion Objections,” objecting to the introduction of proposed
new gTLD.com on the ground that it so nearly resembles the long-standing
gTLD.com that it would be likely to deceive or cause confusion. ICDR and
ICANN promulgated a set of
sui generis
final review procedures specifically for this matter. After a thorough
review of the record in in both underlying String Confusion Objections,
the Panel decided that the proprietor of .com’s objections to the
new .com gTLD should be overruled. The decision is public and available
online at
https://newgtlds.icann.org/sites/default/files/drsp/02sep15/determination-2-1-1255-75865-en.pdf |
| Attorney(s): |
L. Donald Prutzman |
| Industry: |
Technology
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