Unprecedented ‘Meta’ Domain Name Registrations
Client Alert | 1 min read | 11.02.21
Thursday’s announcement that Facebook is rebranding itself as ‘Meta’ resulted in an unprecedented number of new domain name registrations. Since Friday, we have identified over 48,000 new ‘meta’ domain names by way of the award-winning and bespoke brand protection and cybersecurity platform designed and engineered by Crowell & Moring senior counsel Alexander Urbelis.
Critically, a significant number of these newly-registered domains incorporate the names of companies and organizations, or well-known trademarks, e.g., meta-[company name].com or meta[trademark].com. Potentially used for phishing or misinformation, these domains may present cybersecurity issues, and may also constitute threats to brand strength. As a result, we recommend that companies preemptively register domains with the above syntax to prevent them from falling into the hands of cybersquatters or threat actors.
This unprecedented onslaught of domain name registrations also highlights the crossover and complementary nature of brand protection and cybersecurity efforts, giving companies the opportunity to strengthen their cybersecurity posture by protecting valuable trademark rights and prioritizing unauthorized domain registrations en masse.
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Client Alert | 5 min read | 11.25.24
Circuit Courts Appear to Differ Regarding Constitutional Challenges to the NLRB
Following a multi-million-dollar ruling against it by the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”), nursing home operator Care One, LLC, is now challenging the authority of NLRB-appointed Administrative Law Judges (“ALJs”) on constitutional grounds before the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. The Second Circuit’s line of questioning during the November 12, 2024, oral argument revealed the Court’s apparent skepticism towards Care One’s challenges, creating the prospect of a circuit court split on key issues that are likely to make their way to the Supreme Court. Care One’s arguments follow the trend over the past several years of employers increasingly questioning the authority of ALJs to adjudicate their labor and employment claims before administrative agencies.
Client Alert | 5 min read | 11.25.24
Clean Energy Tax Credits and After the Election - What to Expect?
Client Alert | 12 min read | 11.22.24
Early Insights and Projections on Digital Policy in a Second Trump Administration
Client Alert | 3 min read | 11.22.24
Key Takeaways from Crowell & Moring’s 38th Annual Managing Tax Audits and Appeals Seminar
