Mike du Toit, director in the intellectual property department at Edward Nathan Sonnenbergs, says there is a risk that company's trademarks could be registered under the new .xxx top-level domain.
"It's not difficult to recognise the marketing potential of domain names such as Viagra.xxx, Barbie.xxx or ToyRUs.xxx for online adult entertainment websites," Du Toit says.
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