Guiding Rights BlogInformation about trademarks, copyright and the Internet, by Mark V.B. Partridge, author of Guiding RightsICANN Opens Applications for New Generic Top Level Domains- June 30, 2008 At its Board meeting on June 25, ICANN decided to open the gTLD space to new applications subject to tests yet to be established. Expected to begin in mid-2009, this may be largest expansion of the domain name space since the original introduction of gTLDs and ccTLDs. Read more here.http://guidingrights.blogcollective.com/blog/_archives/2008/6/30/3769706.html SHRM Hosts Chicago Trademark Attorney at Annual Meeting- June 26, 2008 The Society for Human Resource Management or SHRM held its annual convention in Chicago this week. I was honored to be invited to make a presentation on "HR's Role in Guiding Employees to Avoid Infringement." I urged the attendees to consider four key areas of best practices:1. Include intellectual property guidelines in employee manuals. Topics should include confidentiality, ownership of intellectual capital, use of Internet, domain names, brand use guidelines, use of..http://guidingrights.blogcollective.com/blog/_archives/2008/6/26/3763800.html Potbelly's Tips For Building a Great Brand- June 6, 2008 I attended Crain's Annual Entrepreneurs Luncheon this week at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Chicago. The speaker was Bryant Keil, Chairman and CEO at Potbelly Sandwich Works. Keil has turned POTBELLY into a great brand (first choice of my kids for fast food). His speech provided these tips for building a great company and brand:1. Be true to yourself. Trust your instincts.2. Have a sense of quality. Don't chase trends. Do the best thing, not the...http://guidingrights.blogcollective.com/blog/_archives/2008/6/6/3731797.html Welcome Summer Associates!- June 3, 2008 Two new summer associates have arrived this week: Katie McGavin at Northwestern Law School and Meredith Monroe at University of Michigan Law School. We will welcome them Wednesday night over dinner at OTOM, a remarkable new restaurant from the owners of MOTO, previously mentioned in this blog in connection with food patents. I look forward to working with Katie and Meredith on a variety of projects this summer including ICANN and ADR matters.http://guidingrights.blogcollective.com/blog/_archives/2008/6/3/3727645.html |