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21 February 2020TrademarksRory O'Neill

Domain traders urge SCOTUS to protect ‘generic’ domains

Domain-owners group the Internet Commerce Association (ICA) has urged the US Supreme Court to protect trademarks such as ‘ booking.com’, which the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) says are generic.

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