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MarkMonitor will host a new gTLD informational webinar on May 31st

Posted: 24 May 2012 12:30 PM PDT

It was just announced that next Thursday MarkMonitor will be hosting a live webinar that will discuss new gTLD’s. It will feature an interactive Q&A session. Elisa Cooper and Matt Serlin will also cover and review the MarkMonitor new gTLD application database with a live demo, strategies for objection filing and response as well as rights protection mechanisms, including updates on the trademark clearinghouse.

ICANN will reveal the list of new gTLD applications soon, a significant milestone according to MarkMonitor. Every brand owner needs to review this list carefully to identify problematic applications, and if necessary, submit comments or file formal objections. While the formal objection period will run approximately 7 months, comments submitted within the first 60 days will be taken under consideration by the evaluators.

To simplify the process, MarkMonitor is planning to release its New gTLD application database which will allow users to quickly search all new gTLD applications. The database will be available shortly after ICANN releases the list of applicants. MarkMonitor will provide access to the data at no cost

The webinar which starts at 10:00 AM Pacific Daylight Time on May 31, 2012 requires registration. You can sign-up here by filling out the form here.

MarkMonitor is headquartered in San Francisco and has regional offices and operations centers in London, Boise, and Washington, D.C. As the global leader in enterprise brand protection, MarkMonitor currently safeguards more than half of the Fortune 100 brands including Google, Apple and Facebook.