Online Brand Protection
With widespread internet access & usage, domain names have become the cornerstone of an organization’s online identity, as commercial, corporate, brand & product names are registered as domain names for use as website and email addresses. Geographical, linguistic and brand representation are factors commonly considered by organisations when building domain name portfolios.
With competing organisations holding valid claims and the ever-increasing numbers of cybersquatting cases, managing & monitoring the use of a brand through domain names has become critical to protect IP assets.
As global domain name experts, we possess a wealth of experience and have tools at our disposal to assist you in the protection and management of your online brand through:
Online Brand Advisory Services
How can your company minimize online brand risk, and what can be done to protect your business from Internet abuse? What constitutes an Ideal Domain Name Portfolio that will complement your specific business objectives and maximize results?
IP Mirror’s Online Brand Advisory Services will assist you in understanding the risks and opportunities based on the current status of your domain name portfolio. This is the first step towards taking control of your online brand and protecting yourself against internet abuse.
We offer advice on how your current portfolio can be cleaned up and consolidated, decide on a suitable domain name strategy aligned with your specific needs and how the portfolio can be managed on an on-going basis according to proven domain management best-practices.
Interested? Feel free to Contact us!
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Domain Name Portfolio Management - A Global Overview
If a domain name portfolio management is decentralized, or if an organisation faces risks in domain name portfolio management due to lack of in-house expertise or resources, this could result in online brand risks including trademark infringement, non-renewal, domain name cybersquatting, typosquatting or hijacking.
IP Mirror maintains corporate presences spanning the globe - in particular for countries within asia - and have also acquired priority service provider status for many countries. This allows us to add value in overcoming stringent local rules and regulations for each country extension, ensuring that clients are able to secure domain names in their respective overseas markets well in advance.
Following a thorough audit of our clients’ domain name portfolio, we are able to assist clients to recall all domain names registered with various registrars, perform a complete clean-up and consolidation, harmonize all registrant/contact/server details from country to country and audit correctness of website pointing. Thereafter, our client would be able to view all details via the online domain name management portal and generate reports incorporating data that can be sorted according to required fields (e.g. by ownership, country or expiry date)
Like what you see? Transfer in your existing domain names or contact us – we’ll be glad to help!
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Domain Name Audit and Investigation
Gain deeper insight on your domain name portfolio with IP Mirror’s In-depth Domain Name Audit and Investigation Services!
With unlimited access to Live Registry and Reverse Whois, we can effect “exact match” or “wildcard” searches to identify newly registered, confusingly similar or potentially infringing names and their owners, and obtain critical backgound information on target domain names.
Deep and careful analysis on such data will help reveal the level of protection your require in each case, and we can help deliver to you a complete investigative report on whether domain name owners are potential infringers or innocent third parties. Our recommendations will help you decide how to approach owners of domain names, gather evidence for any future action and the possibilities of success for the various solutions that are available.
Keen to know more? Feel free to Contact us!
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Domain Name Recovery
Following a thorough investigation and study on each target domain name, IP Mirror can assist your in-house counsel and even law firms in domain name recovery according to the best possible solution for each case via:
- Thorough Cease and Desist Procedure
- Mediation and Negotiation
- Facilitating cooperation with Registrars
- UDRP, ADR and respective country dispute resolution filing on your behalf
- Contracts, Escrow & Transfer
Some Domain Name Dispute Resolution cases administered by IP Mirror:
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Disputed Domain Name: germciba.com
Case Number: D2003-0717
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Disputed Domain Name: Volkswagen.com.my
Case Number: Rca/dndr/2003/01(int)
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Disputed Domain Name: volkswagen.co.kr
Case Number: KR2003-0034
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Disputed Domain Name: vw.co.kr
Case Number: KR2003-0045
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- HMV (IP) Limited v. Birgit Klostermann
Disputed Domain Names: hmv.cn
Case Number: CND-2005000023
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Disputed Domain Name: hmv.hk
Case Number: DHK-0500006
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- Volkswagen AG v. APAX Tech Inc.
Disputed Domain Name: vw.com.tw
(2005)
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Disputed Domain Names: inbev.com.cn and inbev.net.cn
Case No: DCN-0600095
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Disputed Domain Names: electrolux.com.cn; electroluxservice.com.cn
Case Number: CND-2008000106
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Disputed Domain Names: absolut-vodka.cn and absolut-vodka.com.cn
Case Number: CND2009000054
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- Haw Par Corporation Limited v. D. J. van Tintelen Beheer B. V.
Disputed Domain Names: tijgerbalsem.com, tijgerbalsem.net and tijgerbalsem.org
Case Numbers: D2009-0449
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- Telefonaktiebloaget L M Ericsson vs. SuMan
Disputed Domain Names: st-ericsson.cn and st-ericsson.com.cn
Case Numbers: CND-2009000138 and CND-2009000139
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Need to recover your domain names? Feel free to contact us !
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IP Workshops and Educational Talks
Built on the interest generated by very real needs of businesses to protect their online brands, IP Mirror conducts workshops and talks to share our combined experience and provide updates on the most recent happenings in this field.
These workshops cover issues surrounding online intellectual property protection and keep our audience informed on best practices in the management and protection of their brands on the internet.
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Date
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Topic
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Organized By
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Presented By
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Role
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11-Oct-03
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The Importance of Domain Name in the Trademarks Sphere
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IPOS Seminar
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Ms Tessa Lam CIO, IP Mirror
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Speaker
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02-Apr-04
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E-commerce “Bringing Your Business to the Next Level”
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Singapore Manufacturers’ Federation
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Ms Tessa Lam CIO, IP Mirror
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Speaker
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31-Aug-04
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Issues on the Net
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Fortress Intelligence
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Dr Werner Haring General Counsel, IP Mirror
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Chairman
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13-Aug-05
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Revolutionizing Domain Names for your Online Business
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IP Mirror Pte Ltd
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Ms Janna Lam CEO, IP Mirror Ms Tessa Lam CIO, IP Mirror
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Host Speaker
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29-Jan-07
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IP Mirror, Your .TRAVEL Registrar
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Asean Tourism Forum 2007 - NATAS
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Ms Tessa Lam CIO, IP Mirror
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Speaker
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27-Jul-07
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Entrepreneurial Journey
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Start-Up Enterprise Conference 2007
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Ms Tessa Lam CIO, IP Mirror
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Speaker
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15-Aug-07
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Acquiring & Protecting Your Company’s Domain Intellectual Assets
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NATAS
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Ms Janna Lam CEO, IP Mirror
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Speaker
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26-Mar-09
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Can B2B Companies Build Their Brands Online
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Singapore Brand Conference 2009
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Ms Tessa Lam CIO, IP Mirror
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Speaker
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30-Jul-09
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Seeing Double - The Challenges of Trade Mark Law on the Internet
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Trading Ideas 2009 - IPOS
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Ms Janna Lam CEO, IP Mirror
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Speaker
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21-Aug-09
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era for ccTLD Consolidation and its future
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APTLD in Beijing
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Ms Janna Lam CEO, IP Mirror
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Speaker
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11-Dec-09
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ccTLDs – Strategies from Branding Perspective
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2009 Registrars Annual Meeting, TWNIC
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Mr Hugo Hsueh Regional Manager for Asia, IP Mirror
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Speaker
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