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38 Managing an agent network: technology, tips and tweaks Whether you are a big international company or a small law firm, everybody in the industry faces the same challenge: how do we efficiently use an agent network that is vital for our business but fragmented into many pieces? Larissa Best has some suggestions.


40 Time to shine: .PW Registry announces its Sunrise phase The .PW Registry invites brand holders worldwide to secure their trademarks during the Sunrise phase, which incorporates unique features to ensure an effective and seamless way to protect the rights of trademark owners, says Sandeep Ramchandani.


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42 Are you protected? The Trademark Clearinghouse Under its new generic top-level domain programme, ICANN has set up the Trademark Clearinghouse to help assuage the concerns of trademark owners. Petter Rindforth takes a look at what the Clearinghouse will offer.


44 Who’s who? Whois searches enable users to establish who owns, or controls, what on the Internet. Susan Prosser brings TB&I up to date on how it works.


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46 Up in the air: the implications of gTLDs While the new gTLD programme continues apace, the outcome of many things is still uncertain, as Jonathan Cohen explains.


50 Snapshot: Wefunder Wefunder is a US-based crowd funding platform that brings together start-ups with bright ideas and investors looking to make a profit. TB&I talks to co-founder Mike Norman about the business.


46 www.worldipreview.com Trademarks Brands and the Internet Volume 1, Issue 4 5


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