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The New gTLDs: What Trademark Owners and Their Attorneys Need to Know

On April 8, 2011, John McKeown will be a panelist at a session entitled, "The New gTLDs: What Trademark Owners and Their Attorneys Need to Know." The panel discussion will be part of the American Bar Association's 26th Annual Intellectual Property Law Conference.

The discussion will address the legal and practical issues related to iCANN’s expansion of generic top level domains (gTLDs). The panelists will provide a basic background on the topic and discuss the impact of the new gTLDs on trademark owners, how they can register and use new gTLDs, and protect their brands against cyber-squatters.

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John focuses on providing advocacy and advice concerning intellectual property and related matters, including protecting trade-marks, copyrights, patents, confidential information and misleading advertising and claims under the Competition Act. A growing component of his work relates to intellectual property claims on the Internet, including domain name disputes.  He is certified by the Law Society of Upper Canada as a specialist in Intellectual Property Law (Trade Marks/Copyright).