New York

The Impact of Domain Name Abuse on Brands and Consumers

July 17, 2008

We would like to express our appreciation to all who helped make our July 17 educational forum in New York City such a success. A special thank you to our featured speakers:

Paul Martino
Partner
Alston & Bird LLP

Jon Praed
Founding Partner
Internet Law Group

Featured CADNA Member Panelists included:

Susan L. Crane
Group Vie President, Legal
Wyndham Worldwide Corporation

Elisabeth Escobar
VP & Senior Counsel, Intellectual Property
Marriott International, Inc.

Daniel Glantz
Assistant General Counsel
American International Group, Inc.

John Kirkpatrick
URL Manager
American International Group, Inc.

Ted Suzuki
VP & Associate General Counsel
DIRECTV, Inc.

Featured topics included:

  • Preventative Solutions to Cybersquatting
  • The Role of US Legislation in Deterring Cybersquatting
  • The Role of an International Business Coalition in Making the Internet Safe for Commerce
  • Developments on, Issues with and Possible Solutions to ICANN Policy
  • Role of WIPO in Reducing Domain Name Abuse

A press release is available here.