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The CyberSquatting Wheel Keeps Turning

Ashlee Froese is an Osgoode Hall alumnus and currently practices intellectual property at the law firm of Keyser Mason Ball LLP. Sibling Rivalry: The intersection of Domain Names and Trade-marks Domain names and trade-mark owners have always had a contentious co-existence.  Whereas trade-mark rights are granted on a use basis, domain names are registered on […]

Facebook: A New Dimension to Cybersquatting

Ashlee Froese is an Osgoode Hall alumnus and currently practices intellectual property at the law firm of Keyser Mason Ball LLP. Facebook Inc.’s New Policy On June 9, 2009 Facebook Inc. announced that it would be releasing personalized URLs for Facebook profiles (i.e. “facebook.com/AshleeFroese” as opposed to previously used profile URLs “facebook.com/followed by a randomly […]