Company uses .box as an internal address on its internet gateways. The maker of FRITZ!Box internet gateways made a disturbing discovery this year: .box is a real top level domain name. The company discovered this after someone registered fritz ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Taylor Swift files domain name cybersquatting claims
· Policy & LawTaylor Swift tries to shake off unauthorized websites. Taylor Swift's intellectual property entity, TAS Rights Management, LLC, has filed two cybersquatting cases to take control of domain names it says are infringing on its intellectual property ... Continue Reading1 Comment
A “Gish Gallop” in cybersquatting lawsuit
· Policy & LawTrx.com owner's attorney says plaintiff tried to gish gallop the court. The defendants in a cybersquatting dispute have labeled the plaintiff's arguments a "Gish Gallop" as they ask the court to award attorney's fees. A "gish gallop" is a ... Continue Reading2 Comments
The Complainant lost this UDRP. Did the panel get it wrong?
· Policy & LawTwo panelists denied the UDRP. The other dissented and would have transferred the domain. Who was right? It's not often that I read a UDRP that's found in favor of the Respondent, but feel like perhaps the Complainant should have won. And I'm ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
West Virginia airport tries to reverse hijack a domain name
· Policy & LawIt might have been a winnable case, but the airport didn't provide enough evidence. Central West Virginia Regional Airport Authority, which operates West Virginia International Yeager Airport, tried to reverse domain name hijack a domain name. A ... Continue Reading2 Comments
This SNET UDRP decision doesn’t sit right
· Policy & LawWas the registrant of this short domain really targeting the Complainant? A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has ordered the domain name snet.info transferred to Banque et Caisse d'Epargne de l'Etat, and I have questions. Banque ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Lifeware SA tries reverse domain name hijacking
· Policy & LawDomain name was registered before the Complainant existed. A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has found (pdf) Lifeware SA to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking. Lifeware SA filed a case against lifeware.com, which was ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Judge orders Nissan.com transferred back to estate of Uzi Nissan
· Policy & LawHis heirs alleged the domain names were stolen. Nissan.com is famous as an early test case in cybersquatting. The car company Nissan battled for years to take the domain name from its registrant, whose name was Uzi Nissan. It failed, but Uzi ... Continue Reading7 Comments
Because.com cybersquatting claim denied
· Policy & LawComplainant previously owned the valuable domain name. OEE Ltd and Because Music SAS have lost a cybersquatting dispute (pdf) over the domain name because.com. The Complainant previously owned the domain name, which it bought at Sedo for $27,500 ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Man gets $486k judgment against Rob Monster and Epik Inc over stolen domain
· Policy & LawMonster never responded to the lawsuit, and a California court issued a default judgment. A California man has been awarded a $486,432 judgment against Epik founder Rob Monster and Epik Inc. over a stolen domain name. Robert M. Lee registered ... Continue Reading31 Comments