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Intellectual Property

Apr. 22, 2000

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Practitioner: Intellectual Property By Karen Marie Kitterman An attorney receives the jubilant call: Venture capital just came through for the attorney's new Internet start-up client, who has some catchy names it wants to clear as potential new company names. Attorneys used to run clearance searches and file trademark applications for such clients. In recent years, attorneys have included .com domain clearance and registration as part of the name-selection process. Now, however, a new level of clearance and rights' acquisition has arisen: foreign, country-specific domain registrations.


By Karen Marie Kitterman
         An attorney receives the jubilant call: Venture capital just came through for the attorney's new Internet start-up client, who has some catchy names it wants to clear as potential new company names. Attorneys used to run clearance searches and file trademark applications for such clients. In recent years, attorneys have included .com domain cl...

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