October 9/Minneapolis: Protecting Your #Trademarks in the Domain Name Big Bang

As the universe of internet domain names explodes from the current 22 generic top level domain names (gTLDs) to include over 1,400 new extensions, brand owners face multiple challenges and opportunities, including using a “Trademark Clearinghouse” slated to open in October. This session will explore:

• “Digital archery” and other unpredictable and occasionally humorous highlights of the application process;
• How brand owners can use the Clearinghouse to help protect their brands;
• Some of the most hotly-contested and most promising gTLDs;
• Internationalized (non-Latin script) gTLDs that will interest those with international operations or customers; and
• Available dispute mechanisms both for gTLDs and for second-level domain names.

Come hear from attorneys who represent multiple new gTLD applicants on the latest developments in this rapidly expanding universe (no particle physics background required).
Free to members of Minnesota State Bar Association Computer and Technology Law Section
Title:
Protecting Your Trademarks in the Domain Name Big Bang
By:
MSBA's Computer and Technology Law Section
Speakers:

• Jamie Nafziger is a partner in the Trademark, Copyright and Brand Management group of Dorsey & Whitney LLP. She also co-chairs the firm’s Privacy and Social Media practice group. Ms. Nafziger has over a decade of experience in legal issues surrounding domain names, having represented a successful gTLD applicant in the first expansion round in 2000 and most recently, several applicants in the current round. She has handled almost as many sunrise period applications as she has seen sunrises.
• An associate at Dorsey & Whitney, Mark Wagner’s law practice includes intellectual property litigation, advice work, trademark prosecution, domain name matters, and IP transactions

Credit:
1 hour of Standard CLE credit applied for
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.
MSBA Offices
600 Nicollet Mall, Suite 380
Minneapolis, MN 55402
The Computer & Technology Law Section Council will meet at 11:30 a.m., follow by lunch and CLE at Noon.
Cost:

• Section Members: Free
• Law Students: Free
• Others: $15-$35

Deadline to Register:
October 5, 2012
More:
http://www2.mnbar.org/sections/computer_law/10-09-12.html