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<body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'>ICANN / DOMAIN NAME Brand owners: new top-level domains may affect your trademarks <a href="http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=40c071b7-ff79-4c98-b320-5e5dad8a5989" target="_blank">http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=40c071b7-ff79-4c98-b320-5e5dad8a5989</a> <span itemprop="headline" id="dvHeadline">University of Houston Law Center professor sees Internet domain name expansion as major test for future cyber-communications <a href="http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases-test/university-of-houston-law-center-professor-sees-internet-domain-name-expansion-as-major-test-for-future-cyber-communications-204175181.html" target="_blank">http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases-test/university-of-houston-law-center-professor-sees-internet-domain-name-expansion-as-major-test-for-future-cyber-communications-204175181.html</a> ICANN CEO Wants To Shift “Centre Of Gravity” Away From US                                                         <a href="http://www.ip-watch.org/2013/04/09/icann-ceo-wants-to-shift-centre-of-gravity-away-from-us/" target="_blank">http://www.ip-watch.org/2013/04/09/icann-ceo-wants-to-shift-centre-of-gravity-away-from-us/</a> ICANN will now be able to suspend domain name registrars      <a href="http://domainnamewire.com/2013/04/24/icann-will-now-be-able-to-suspend-domain-name-registrars/" target="_blank">http://domainnamewire.com/2013/04/24/icann-will-now-be-able-to-suspend-domain-name-registrars/</a> ICANN Sends Out Notices Of Breach Due To 3 Domain Registrars <a href="http://www.thedomains.com/2013/04/24/icann-sends-out-notices-of-breach-due-to-3-domain-registrars/" target="_blank">http://www.thedomains.com/2013/04/24/icann-sends-out-notices-of-breach-due-to-3-domain-registrars/</a> Blacknight Announce New ICANN Registrar Accreditation Agreement - Irish Registrar Says New RAA is a Step in the Right Direction <a href="http://www.sfgate.com/business/prweb/article/Blacknight-Announce-New-ICANN-Registrar-4457793.php" target="_blank">http://www.sfgate.com/business/prweb/article/Blacknight-Announce-New-ICANN-Registrar-4457793.php</a> ICANN Opens Comment Period On GAC Advice For New gTLD’s <a href="http://www.thedomains.com/2013/04/24/icann-opens-comment-period-on-gac-advice-for-new-gtlds/" target="_blank">http://www.thedomains.com/2013/04/24/icann-opens-comment-period-on-gac-advice-for-new-gtlds/</a> GAC Advice leads to TLDH withdrawing four new TLD applications      <a href="http://domainnamewire.com/2013/04/24/gac-advice-leads-to-tldh-withdrawing-four-new-tld-applications/" target="_blank">http://domainnamewire.com/2013/04/24/gac-advice-leads-to-tldh-withdrawing-four-new-tld-applications/</a> TLDH Withdrawing 4 New gTLD Applications: .Free; .Sale; .Spa; .Zulu <a href="http://www.thedomains.com/2013/04/24/tldh-withdrawing-4-new-gtld-applications-free-sale-spa-zulu/" target="_blank">http://www.thedomains.com/2013/04/24/tldh-withdrawing-4-new-gtld-applications-free-sale-spa-zulu/</a> <a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/20130422_icann_releases_5th_round_of_initial_evaluation_results/" class="blue">ICANN Releases 5th Round of Initial Evaluation Results - 169 TLDs Pass</a> http://www.circleid.com/posts/20130422_icann_releases_5th_round_of_initial_evaluation_results/ .An Domains To Be Removed From The Root Server by October 2014 <a href="http://www.thedomains.com/2013/04/22/an-domains-to-be-removed-from-the-root-server-by-october-2014/" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://www.thedomains.com/2013/04/22/an-domains-to-be-removed-from-the-root-server-by-october-2014" target="_blank">http://www.thedomains.com/2013/04/22/an-domains-to-be-removed-from-the-root-server-by-october-2014</a> eNom Collects More Than 2 Million Expressions Of Interest on New gTLD’s <a href="http://www.thedomains.com/2013/04/24/enom-collects-more-than-2-million-expressions-of-interest-on-new-gtlds/" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://www.thedomains.com/2013/04/24/enom-collects-more-than-2-million-expressions-of-interest-on-new-gtlds/" target="_blank">http://www.thedomains.com/2013/04/24/enom-collects-more-than-2-million-expressions-of-interest-on-new-gtlds/</a> Internet squatters bank on domain names to profit from new licences <a href="http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2013-04-23/news/38763458_1_domain-name-central-bank-new-bank" target="_blank">http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2013-04-23/news/38763458_1_domain-name-central-bank-new-bank</a> Canada: Is E-Commerce Changing The Definition Of Trademark "Use" In Canada?

<br><a href="http://www.mondaq.com/canada/x/235136/Trademark/Top+Ten+Things+for+Trademark+Owners+to+Know+about+Canadas+New+Combating+Counterfeit+Products+Act" target="_blank">http://www.mondaq.com/canada/x/235136/Trademark/Top+Ten+Things+for+Trademark+Owners+to+Know+about+Canadas+New+Combating+Counterfeit+Products+Act</a><br><br><br>DOMAIN NAME DISPUTE<br><br>National Arbitration Forum Prepares for Uniform Rapid Suspension System as 2012 UDRP Filings Hold Steady<br><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/PR-CO-20130423-906936.html?mod=googlenews_wsj" target="_blank">http://online.wsj.com/article/PR-CO-20130423-906936.html?mod=googlenews_wsj</a><br><br><br>Domain arbitration cases edge up slightly in 2012     <br><a href="http://domainnamewire.com/2013/04/23/domain-arbitration-cases-edge-up-slightly-in-2012/" target="_blank">http://domainnamewire.com/2013/04/23/domain-arbitration-cases-edge-up-slightly-in-2012/</a><br><br><br>Internet Giant TenCent bumbles domain dispute<br><a href="http://domainnamewire.com/2013/04/23/internet-giant-tencent-bumbles-domain-dispute/" target="_blank">http://domainnamewire.com/2013/04/23/internet-giant-tencent-bumbles-domain-dispute/</a><br><br><br>Charity files UDRP over Frank Schilling’s WalkTheWalk.com domain<br><a href="http://domainnamewire.com/2013/04/24/charity-files-udrp-over-frank-schillings-walkthewalk-com-domain/" target="_blank">http://domainnamewire.com/2013/04/24/charity-files-udrp-over-frank-schillings-walkthewalk-com-domain/</a><br><br><br>After 8 Years TickerNetwork.com Lost In UDRP<br><a href="http://www.thedomains.com/2013/04/23/after-8-years-tickernetwork-com-lost-in-udrp/comment-page-1/" target="_blank">http://www.thedomains.com/2013/04/23/after-8-years-tickernetwork-com-lost-in-udrp/comment-page-1/</a><br><br><br>INTERNET IN AFRICA<br><br>Africa Coast to Europe consortium and 

Alcatel-Lucent further strengthen broadband continuity in Africa with 

maintenance service agreement<br><a href="http://www.itweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=63533:Africa-Coast-to-Europe-consortium-and-Alcatel-Lucent-further-strengthen-broadband-continuity-in-Africa-with-maintenance-service-agreement&amp;catid=198" target="_blank">http://www.itweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=63533:Africa-Coast-to-Europe-consortium-and-Alcatel-Lucent-further-strengthen-broadband-continuity-in-Africa-with-maintenance-service-agreement&amp;catid=198</a><br><br><br>Mobile Internet Survey in the Middle East and Africa 2013 reveals heavy usage and high expectations<br><a href="http://www.sierraexpressmedia.com/archives/56175" target="_blank">http://www.sierraexpressmedia.com/archives/56175</a><br><br><br>Nigeria Slashes Cost Of Domain Name Registration<br><a href="http://www.ventures-africa.com/2013/04/nigeria-slash-cost-of-domain-name-registration-by-75/" target="_blank">http://www.ventures-africa.com/2013/04/nigeria-slash-cost-of-domain-name-registration-by-75/</a><br><br><br>East Africa: Regional Rivalry Slows Internet Access<br><a href="http://allafrica.com/stories/201304230657.html" target="_blank">http://allafrica.com/stories/201304230657.html</a><br><br><br>IT revolutionizes Africa's business sector<br><a href="http://www.dw.de/it-revolutionizes-africas-business-sector/a-16768115" target="_blank">http://www.dw.de/it-revolutionizes-africas-business-sector/a-16768115</a><br><br><br>Nigeria: Mobile Number Portability Now Live<br><a href="http://allafrica.com/stories/201304241039.html" target="_blank">http://allafrica.com/stories/201304241039.html</a><br><br><br>ICT in Africa<br>http://allafrica.com/ict/?aa_source=main-nav-t3<br><br>OTHER NEWS<br><br>Montreal Internet Exchange is set to improve Quebec’s internet&nbsp;infrastructure<br><a href="http://o.canada.com/2013/04/23/montreal-internet-exchange-is-set-to-improve-quebecs-internet-infastructure/" target="_blank">http://o.canada.com/2013/04/23/montreal-internet-exchange-is-set-to-improve-quebecs-internet-infastructure/</a><br><br><br>All internet services restored in Amman 

    <br><a href="http://www.albawaba.com/business/jordan-amman-internet-486937" target="_blank">http://www.albawaba.com/business/jordan-amman-internet-486937</a><br><br>                                               </div></body>

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