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Your company’s domain names are valuable assets. When considering whether your company should register domain names abroad, there are certain matters that must be considered: 1)Avoid falling victim to foreign registry scams seeking to “help” your company register domain names abroad by consulting your attorney. 2)Even if you find a credible registry, it is wise to consider the value of registering foreign domain names before sinking money into an investment that may show little or no return.

A few key steps can help reduce your company’s costs and time in responding to discovery requests, and, most importantly, reduce your company’s exposure to sanctions: know what documents your company has and where they are stored; know your company’s software programs and infrastructure; know when to stop destroying documents; and Know your plan for organizing electronic documents and how to implement it.

Early adopters of new top level domain names are able to capitalize on their federal trademark registrations to provide customers a quick and easy way to interact with businesses: new top level domain provides bridge to your business through customers’ mobile phones; and early registrations are limited to those who have federal trademark registrations.

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