Comments on: Verizon Settles Trademark Domain Name Case

By: D. Rawls

D. Rawls — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 18:53:27 +0000

After working with outstanding customer service specialists at GoDaddy.com, I have an understanding of this matter that delves into the matter of using others’ names while registering domains (i.e. http://www.TheNextMichaelJackson.com), and am under the impression that there is little regulation pertaining to the matter worked through to a form of combatting this new aspect of copywriting, patent, or trademark enfringement.

Anyone here who has additional details such as Case References addressing these areas shall be greatly appreciated for their insights.

By: Domain Name Wire » News » Verizon Gets Back Into UDRP Game - The Domain Industry's News Source

Fri, 28 May 2010 15:00:16 +0000

[...] while it seemed like Verizon had basically given up on filing UDRP cases. Instead, it opted to just file lawsuits against anyone with trademark typos, even small [...]

By: Verizon Sues Verizon | Domain Name News

Verizon Sues Verizon | Domain Name News — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 12:32:52 +0000

[...] be best known as one of the most aggressive companies in pursuing legal cases against anyone in the domain space who infringes on their trademark. The company, however, is also widely known and has been sued [...]

By: Verizon Settles Trademark Domain Case « Lombard & Geliebter, LLP – The Blog

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 12:35:35 +0000

[...] has reached a tentative settlement with 2Cool Guys, LLC, Warren Weitzman, and Arnold Trebach over alleged trademark infringement from [...]

By: Dave Zan

Dave Zan — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:53:11 +0000

I bet if it were up to legal they’d shut down the typosquatting operation ASAP.

They have plenty of time to do that.

By: Andrew Allemann

Andrew Allemann — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:11:15 +0000

Lance – I think it’s a matter of two different parts of the company. Legal is supposed to protect its trademarks; the ISP wants to make money. I bet if it were up to legal they’d shut down the typosquatting operation ASAP.

By: Lance

Lance — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:03:40 +0000

“However, Verizon happens to be one of the biggest typosquatters in the world itself”

This can’t be emphasized enough. How a company that abuses trademarks as much as Verizon has the gaul to go after “cybersqautters” is beyond me.

Their current legal strategy will no doubt end with an investigation into their wholesale abuse of TM’s comming to light. I have a verizon internet account and everytime I misspell a domain I am redirected to a verizon parking page showing ads for the type of service I was trying to get to.

I wonder what motivation could be behind this strange legal strategy. I mean people who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw rocks.