Trade Mark Attorneys - Earn from the Downturn

LEXSYNERGY IS A SPECIALIST DOMAIN NAME MANAGEMENT AND ONLINE BRAND PROTECTION COMPANY OFFERING COMPLIMENTARY ONLINE DOMAIN NAME TRAINING TO TRADE MARK ATTORNEYS AND AGENTS.

The current economic climate has led to a reduction of instructions for IP law firrms, ultimately reducing revenue.

The best solution is to offer new, valuable and enhanced services to trade mark clients. Lexsynergy has packaged innovative domain name services to compliment and enhance trade mark protection for the benefit of trade mark owners, while allowing IP law firrms to generate additional revenue from a new service channel.

Register today to learn more about maximising the IP protection opportunities that domain names provide to trade mark owners.

To learn more email info@lexsynergy.com with the subject line “Credit Crunch Domains” including your contact information.

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Togo - .Tg Domains

To go to TOGO you need a .tg.

Togo is a small African country nestled between Ghana and Benin.
TG is the Top Level Domain assigned to Togo and can be registered directly at a second level. There are no restrictions for registering .tg domain names.

For more information on securing domain names in Africa contact our Domain Name Department (domains@lexsynergy.com). www.lexsynergy.tel.

1,2, 3 DENIC

On 15 October 2009 it was announced that DENIC (the .de registry) will ease its domain guidelines. This means that, from 23 October 2009, it will be possible to register one, two and three digit domain names. See the English press release here.

Domain names such as .it.de, tv.de, d.de and am.de will be in high demand. Since these domain names will have a high resell value and in most cases not infringe upon trade marks, .de registrars are charging high prices for these registrations.

It is anticipated that domainers will be breaking the bank to secure lucrative domain names. The registration process will work on a "first come, first served" basis.

If you have a one, two or three letter trade mark (device or word mark) in Germany or the EU it may be worthwhile considering registering a matching domain name on 23 October 2009. Email domains@lexsynergy.com for more information.

Ph Accreditation - Philippines

Lexsynergy is pleased to announce its dot.ph accreditation. Visit www.lexsynergy.com to register your com.ph, .ph, net.ph and org.ph domain names.

.ph is the unrestricted country code Top Level Domain (ccTLD) used for the Philippines.

Shedding some light on .tel UDRP decisions

.tel, the "new" gTLD, was launched in December 2008. The launch occured in three periods (Sunrise, Landrush and General Availability).

The Sunrise Period afforded trade mark holders the opportunity to secure its trade marks as a .tel domain name before it was released to the general public. It was inevitable that those who failed to take advantage of the Sunrise Period would be exposed to potential infringements.

This was the case for osram.tel, heineken.tel and novozymes.tel. These domain names were subsequently recovered in the first three .tel UDRP decisions to be decided.

While all three decisions were decided in favour of the trade mark holders, the expense and risk of submitting a UDRP complaint could have been avoided by simply securing the domain name at the first available opportunity.

We advise trade mark holders to develop a formal domain name strategy that makes provision for the securing of domain names during Sunrise Periods or prior to the launch of a new brand / trade mark.

If you have been affected by such infringements or need to recovery a domain name contact our specialised domain name recovery unit (RegainYourDomain) at recovery@regainyourdomain.com. See regainyourdomain.com and regainyourdomain.tel for more information.

New Domain Name Recovery Service

Lexsynergy Limited is pleased to announce the imminent launch of its domain name recovery service RegainYourDomain.

The service will operate from regainyourdomain.com.

RegainYourDomain is an online domain name recovery service, allowing users to recover multiple domain names and closely follow the recovery process.

If you missed the opportunity to secure your trade mark, brand or corporate name as a domain name you may still be able to recover it through strategic negotiation or via the various dispute resolution procedures.

Recovering a domain name or negotiating its purchase requires experience and strategic planning. We work with our clients to explore the most cost effective and efficient method of acquiring wanted domain names.

We have several years of experience in domain name recovery supported by a well-rounded team comprising of trade mark professionals and negotiation specialists who are experts in domain name negotiation and dispute resolution.

News24.com recently published an article that dealt with the proposed expansion of .za TLDs. So for example extensions such as durban.za and gauteng.za could be released in the near future.

What is troubling about the article is that ZADNA feels the need to launch new TLDs in a market (South Africa) that is relatively inactive on the Internet.

South Africa has a population of about 49 million with 2.4 million Internet users. This means 4.89% of the population has Internet access. 500 000 co.za domain names are registered, which amounts to 0.21 domain names per Internet user and 0.01 domain names per person.

Rather than focusing on new TLDs, which seem uncessary in the current market, we would suggest that ZADNA focus on marketing the co.za extension globally and encourage South Africans to register domain names while at the same time promoting IT and Internet literacy amongst poor communities.