IP Webinar - New Generic Top-Level Domains - What Brand Owners Should Know

(A Steptoe-Sponsored Event)
October 15, 2009
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM EDT

(Please note: you will need the WebEx player installed on your PC when trying to view the downloaded .wrf file.)

Join Steptoe’s Intellectual Property practice for a complimentary webinar featuring:

J. Scott Evans, Senior Director - Global Brand & Trademark at Yahoo! Inc.;
Jonathon Nevett, Senior Vice President - Policy & Ethics at Network Solutions LLC and Chairman of the Board of Central Registry Solutions;
Ellen Shankman, Partner - Ellen Shankman & Associates;
Fabricio Vayra, Senior Counsel - Intellectual Property at Time Warner Inc. and
Steptoe & Johnson LLP Trademark attorney Brian Winterfeldt will moderate.

Date: October 15, 2009

Time: 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM EDT

During this webinar, they will:

Provide an overview of the current proposal for new generic Top-Level Domains (gTLDs).
Explain the potential impact of new gTLDs on brand owners.
Discuss strategy for brand owners to both potentially register and protect their brands in this new space.
Report on the status of the current Draft Application Guidebook (DAG) and next steps.
Review the Final Report on Trademark Protection in New gTLDs with several of its authors.

For more information about the webinar, please email events@steptoe.com.

Please visit www.steptoe.com/IP for more information about Steptoe's Intellectual Property Practice.

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