Comments on: Chicago Man Files Lawsuit to Keep Chicago2016.com

By: Rio Wins Right to Hold Olympics in 2016 – Olympics Domains Still Off Limits | Elliot's Blog

Sat, 03 Oct 2009 18:24:08 +0000

[...] felt that the .com should belong to them as well. The owner of the domain name was forced to take legal action of his own to keep it, and as of the present time, the domain name is still owned by [...]

By: Quick Hits: Post Hurricane Ike/Vacation Version | eMedia Law | Looper Reed & McGraw

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 20:12:22 +0000

[...] domain owner has sued to retain the domain name in light of USOC’s UDRP request with WIPO. Here is a link discussing the suit including a link to the copy of the petition. The site owner [...]

By: Johnny

Johnny — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 12:12:55 +0000

In early 1996, before I really knew much of anything about trademarks, I purchased OlympicHousing.com for the 96′ Atlanta Olympics. Only a couple months after registration I received a cease and desist letter from the Olympic committee. I then dropped the domain.

I’ve decided I’m going to frame that letter as it is the earliest cease and desist letter I have ever heard of on the Net. That is when I learned about trademarks, and I changed my ways.

They are pretty aggressive in enforcement. They tried to make a restaurant in Atlanta change its name from the “Olympic Restaurant”, which had been in business for 25 years at the time, and they were ruthless about it. I can’t remember which party prevailed.

By: Steve M

Steve M — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 00:12:45 +0000

Really; no different than an Olympic (oops–can I even say that since “Olympics” is TM’d?) runner who finished 2nd in his race…only to demand that he be moved to 1st place…since that’s “the natural position I’m entitled to.”

By: jp

jp — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 21:16:30 +0000

“The Natural Domain Name For Our Site”. Give me a break. Hey, everybody is entitled to their own opinion, but not everybody is entitled to be correct. Only 1 person gets that privaledge, and I hope, after hearing that defense, that Mr. Stephen Frayne turns out to be the correct one.