World Trademark Review 22
News
Google wins first round in landmark European AdWords case
The advocate general of
Europe’s highest court, Luís
Miguel Poiares Pessoa Maduro,
has given his backing to
Google’s AdWords system,
ICANN criticized for approach to rights protection
The Internet Corporation for
Assigned Names and Numbers
(ICANN) has come under fire
from brand owners over its
handling of the trademark
protection policy for the
expanded generic top-level
domain (gTLD) space developed
by the Implementation
Recommendation Team (IRT).
China moves to fight fraud
The protection framework in
China continues to develop with
the China Trademark Office
bringing into force the
Regulation on Issues in Relation
to Trademark Assignments.
Further budget cuts expected for 2010
Turmoil in the world economy
continues to affect the
trademark industry, with
organizations slashing costs in a
bid to weather the storm.
