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Cybersquatting To Increase As ICANN Releases TLDs

The Harvard Business Review reports that the release of top-level domain names by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers will become a significant threat to the rights of brand owners. The more TLDs, the greater the opportunity for cybersquatting. HBR warns that brand owners must protect the names by pre-registering with the Trademark Clearinghouse, created by ICANN to verify owners.

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