But the Handshake .wallet owner wants to press his case. A long-running dispute between Unstoppable Domains and the owner of .wallet in the Handshake protocol has taken a strange twist. The controversy started when Scott Florsck began selling ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Capital One sues to get Discover merger domain names
· Policy & LawCybersquatters registered domains within days of acquisition announcement. Capital One Financial Corporation has filed an in rem lawsuit (pdf) against three domain names related to its planned acquisition of Discover. Last month, Capital One ... Continue Reading2 Comments
ICANN publishes economic analysis about price controls in .org and .info
· Policy & LawThe flawed report doesn't adequately address the lock-in of existing domain registrants. ICANN has published an economic analysis (pdf) about price controls in .org and .info. While it has some good points, the analysis is flawed. The ... Continue Reading2 Comments
It’s time to retire the outdated Whois privacy argument in cybersquatting disputes
· Policy & LawIt's 2024. UDRP Complainants must stop making an argument that's no longer true. John Berryhill won another UDRP this week. While there's a lot I could write about his successful defense (pdf) of the domain name transco.com, I want to focus on one ... Continue Reading7 Comments
TRX.com owner makes case for attorney fees
· Policy & LawAfter judge dismisses case, domain owner asks for attorney fees. Lawyers for the owner of trx.com today made their case (pdf) for why the judge should award attorney fees. I've rehashed this case many times, including why the judge dismissed the ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
3DNS files patent for blockchain-based domain registrar
· Policy & Law"On-chain" domain registrar files patent. Blockchain-based domain name registration company 3DNS has filed a patent application for Blockchain-Based Domain Name Registrar and Management System (pdf). The company summarizes the invention ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Mermet S.A.S. loses cybersquatting claims but avoids reverse domain name hijacking charge
· Policy & LawThese cybersquatting cases were dead on arrival, but the panelist didn't find RDNH. Window covering company Mermet S.A.S., part of the Hunter Douglas company, has lost two cybersquatting claims. The company filed disputes against mermet.com and ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Panelist finds reverse domain name hijacking in WholesaleSuite .com dispute
· Policy & LawAlthough it probably would have still lost the case, the Complainant could have made arguments to prevent a reverse domain name hijacking decision. A UDRP panelist has found reverse domain name hijacking in a case where the domain owner didn't ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Credit reporting firms sue to reclaim typosquatted domain names
· Policy & LawCompanies ask court to hand over cybersquatted domain names. Three credit reporting companies have filed a lawsuit (pdf) to recover 140 domain names that they say infringe their trademarks. The plaintiffs are: Central Source, LLC - This ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Temu fights back against cybersquatters and unauthorized apps with federal lawsuit
· Policy & LawTemu goes after cybersquatters with federal lawsuit. The owners of the shopping app Temu have sued cybersquatters and purveyors of unauthorized Temu apps. Whaleco, Inc., d/b/a Temu, a subsidiary of Pinduoduo Inc. (NASDAQ: PDD), filed the suit ... Continue Reading3 Comments