If you want to avoid being sucker-punched as the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) launches new top level domains to compete with .com, .net, .org and others now in use, Reed Smith’s client alert, Clashes, Collisions, Delays and Decisions: ICANN, NTIA, Verisign and ANA Weigh In on ‘Name Collisions’ and the Readiness of the New gTLD Program is a must read.  At stake is not just a brand’s intellectual property rights, but also the integrity and security of every company’s network.  Be prepared, or be sucker-punched.