Blockchain-Based Domains and Trademark Rights | CLE Course

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Course Details

Course Information

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On-Demand
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Trademark and Copyright

Date & Time

event Date
Tuesday, July 26, 2022
schedule Time
1:00 p.m. ET./10:00 a.m. PT
timer Program Length
90 minutes

Credit Information

This 90-minute webinar is eligible in most states for 1.5 CLE credits.

$347.00

CLE

ALL

This CLE course will guide IP counsel on blockchain-based names and domains. The panel will examine the opportunities and challenges they present for brand owners. The panel will discuss how blockchain-based names and domain names are being used. The panel will also discuss the enforcement difficulties facing brand owners and offer alternative enforcement strategies to protect IP in the blockchain domain space.

Faculty

Thomas W. Brooke

Partner

Holland & Knight LLP

Mr. Brooke handles matters ranging from serving as litigation counsel in major intellectual property disputes across the globe, to initial counseling and trademark selection, copyright and trademark registration around the world, licensing, and technology transfers. Related matters include drafting and interpreting agreements regarding ownership and use of names, images, photographs, software, trade secrets, music, and other IP. Mr. Brooke ranks among the most prolific filers of U.S. trademark applications and has strong relationships within the USPTO. He currently serves on the INTA's Internet Committee, working to craft worldwide policy on domain name abuse. Mr. Brooke previously served as chair of the INTA's U.S. Legislation Committee, where he helped craft the Federal Anticybersquatting Piracy Act and the Federal Trademark Dilution Act.

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Kimberly M. Maynard

Partner

Frankfurt Kurnit Klein

Ms. Maynard guides her clients through all aspects of domestic and international brand-building and brand management. She analyzes and assesses the benefits and risks associated with adopting new brands, prepares and implements strategies for the development of new brands, and protects and expands established brands. Ms. Maynard represents clients before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board and litigates cases involving complex trademark, trade dress, advertising, copyright and design patent issues in federal court. She also negotiates complex license and settlement agreements, advises on domain names and social media, and counsels on the proper use of trademarks and trade dress.

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Description

Brand owners have new opportunities and face new challenges with blockchain-based name services and domain names. Unlike DNS domains, crypto domains do not have centralized governance. ICANN governs DNS domains and has in place procedures to resolve domain name disputes. The blockchain community is generally unregulated and, consequently, makes it very difficult to police for infringement of trademark rights.

There are few remedies to prevent third parties from owning and using blockchain domain names that reflect another brand's trademarks. Without many options to force the owners of the infringing blockchain domain names, brand owners should consider alternatives to protect their IP and maintain the value of their IP by reducing the value of the infringing blockchain domain name.

Listen as our authoritative panel of IP attorneys examines blockchain-based names and domains and the opportunities and challenges they present for brand owners. The panel will discuss how blockchain-based names and domain names are being used. The panel will also discuss the enforcement difficulties facing brand owners and offer alternative enforcement strategies to protect IP in the blockchain domain space.