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Landmark Changes To The Internet Underway: How Trademark Holders Can Secure And Protect Their Brands In The New Cyberspace
On October 24, 2008, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), which is the organization responsible for governing the global domain name system, released draft policy documents known as "New gTLD Program: Draft Applicant Guidebook" that will bring about landmark changes to...
Read MoreCorporation Service Company: A Key Resource For General Counsel
Editor: Ms. Mailander, would you tell our readers something about your professional experience? Mailander: After several years as a paralegal in Cincinnati, first with the firm of Taft, Stettinius & Hollister and then with Procter & Gamble, I decided to go to law school. My initial area of...
Read MoreRoundtable: How To Decide On Getting A New Technology System And How To Evaluate Its Benefits
Editor: How should corporate counsel benchmark the benefits derived from their client's technology solutions? Tweardy-Riveros: The two most-used benchmarks to measure the benefits derived from new technology are Return on Investment (ROI) and carbon footprint. Web-based solutions that bring...
Read MoreManaging Your Unclaimed Property Risk
Editor: What is unclaimed property? Panaccione: It is property held or owing in the ordinary course of business which has not been claimed for a certain period of time by the owner. Some examples of that would include unpaid wages and uncashed payroll checks, credit balances or customer...
Read MoreFrom Initial Concept Through Registration: Due Diligence In Trademark Protection
Editor: What are the current market trends for trademarks? Saffold: The number of USPTO trademark application filings has gone up considerably. In 2001 there were just about 225,000 applications and that number has continued to rise. In 2006 the number had increased to nearly 275,000. The...
Read MoreLegal Risk Management's Secret Weapon
CSC's GC Dashboard is the early warning system general counsels and their law departments need to detect nascent legal issues and deal with them before they mushroom into serious problems. Corporations have come to rely on powerful business intelligence systems to mitigate risk and optimize...
Read MoreNew Compliance Tools For The Corporate Secretary
Editor: Would you give us an overview of the products that CSC offers for companies to manage their compliance and corporate governance responsibilities? Quimby: CSC offers a suite of compliance solutions for companies to manage their corporate governance responsibilities. This extends beyond...
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