the users
perspective
Fordham IP Conference, 2015
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2015 Cooley (UK) LLP
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The content of this packet is an introduction to Cooley (UK)
LLPs capabilities and is not intended, by itself, to provide legal
advice or create an attorney-client relationship. Prior results do
not guarantee future outcome.
Registrants
Registrars
Registries
Rest of us
2013
New gTLD single registrant
registries
New gTLD objection
mechanisms
New gTLD GAC Advice
2014
Transition of IANA stewardship
New gTLD objection
mechanisms
2013 RAA data retention
specification
That .sucks
RPM review URS vs. UDRP vs. alternatives
GAC Safeguards - Categories I and II still being discussed
apps vs. name collision vs. iot - Do gTLDs matter in an IOT world?
PICDRP - The importance of being earnest
Geonames and policy development bottom-up multi-stakeholder, from the top
down?
Data Retention Waivers - Hitting their stride, but will 2016 change everything?
That .sucks
RPM review URS vs. UDRP vs. alternatives
GAC Safeguards - Categories I and II still being discussed
apps vs. name collision vs. iot - Do gTLDs matter in an IOT world?
PICDRP - The importance of being earnest
Geonames and policy development bottom-up multi-stakeholder, from the top
down?
Data Retention Waivers - Hitting their stride, but will 2016 change everything?
That <.sucks>
UDRP
Length of Complaint
500
5,000
Length of Reply
2,500
5,000
Speed
5 days
14 days
Standard of proof
Balance of probabilities
Remedy
Suspension
Cancellation / transfer
IP Enforcement Directive
Vertical Leisure Ltd v Poleplus Ltd (2014) (IPEC) (cf BT v. One In A
Million (1999), which is undoubtedly good law)
Universal Music v. Key-Systems GmbH (2014) (Regional Court of
Saarbrcken; Higher Regional Court of Saarbrcken)
AFNIC / EuroDNS v. Francelot (2011) (Court of Appeal of Versailles);
AFNIC / EuroDNS v. Air France (2012) (Court of Appeal of Paris)
# of URS filed
40
40
35
30
24
23
25
24
21
20
19
20
# of URS filed
19
17
14
13
15
9
10
17
10
5
1
0
0
0 41609
0
0 41671
41548
41730
41791
41852
41913
41974
42036
42095
41518
41579
41640
41699
41760
41821
41883
41944
42005
42064
No nuance or appreciation of
context in the proposal
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Gareth Dickson
Gareth is a litigator in Cooley's London office. He is a UK qualified solicitor and New York admitted
attorney whose practice focuses on the resolution of technology, intellectual property and social media
disputes at the High Court, Court of Appeal, UK Intellectual Property Office, OHIM, WIPO, Nominet and
IPEC. Gareth was recently appointed by WIPO to the position of UDRP Panelist. He is also a member
of the Law Societys IP Law Committee and acts as IP Liaison to the Civil Justice Committee.
Gareth has successfully defended multiple Legal Rights Objections and Community Objections as part
of ICANNs new gTLD program, including three Objections filed by the Independent Objector. He
advises clients on top-level domain delegation as well as on issues of intermediary liability, jurisdiction
and the digital resale and protection of software.
SELECT SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS AND PUBLICATIONS
Speaker, "Digital Resale - What Does the Future Now Hold?," IBC's 14th International Copyright Law
Conference, London (Dec. 2014)
Author, "UK: Now is the time for review - The online domain expansion raises a number of issues for UK
rights holders," World Trademark Review (Sept. 2014)
Speaker, "Practical steps for policing the Internet and latest news on gTLDs," Sweet & Maxwell Annual
Trade Mark Conference, London (June 2014)
Author, "Trade Marks and the Internet," Westlaw UK Insight (April 2014)
Author, "Game over for Excessive TPM?: The Nintendo Ruling," The IT Law Community, (Feb. 2014)
Author, "Social media and intellectual property in Europe," E-Commerce Law & Policy (Feb. 2013)
Associate, London
Cooley (UK) LLP
Dashwood
69 Old Broad Street
London EC2M 1QS
Phone: +44 (0) 20 7556 4470
Mobile: +44 (0) 79 2048 9719
Email: gdickson@cooley.com