Yo, where have you been? A Brazilian company has lost a UDRP it filed against a domain name it let expire a decade ago. CIA. Industrial H. Carlos Schneider registered the domain name Ciser.com in 2003 but it expired in 2006. 10 years later, in ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Frank Schilling gets RDNH win
· Policy & LawPanel rules that Bernina International is guilty of reverse domain name hijacking over Bernette.com domain name. Frank Schilling has successfully defended his domain name Bernette.com in a UDRP, and the panel has found BERNINA International AG guilty ... Continue Reading4 Comments
RDNH in Circus.com case
· Policy & LawPanel finds that Belgian gambling company filed case in abuse of policy. Gambling company Circus Belgium has been found to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking over the domain name Circus.com. This case certainly caught me by surprise when ... Continue Reading9 Comments
UDRP panelist files reverse domain name hijacking case
· Policy & LawPanelist was attorney for complainant found to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking. What do you call it when a World Intellectual Property Organization UDRP panelist files a UDRP on behalf of a client and it results in a reverse domain name ... Continue Reading6 Comments
John Berryhill gets another RDNH win
· Policy & LawCompany that owns TRTL.co.uk tried to get TRTL.com through UDRP. Coolside Limited, a company that sells a travel pillow, has been found to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking. The company filed a UDRP with World Intellectual Property ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Merlin Kauffman wins UDRP with good language for domain name investors
· Policy & LawGeneric domain investors are "free to set the prices [they] deem reasonable". Domain name investor Merlin Kauffman, with the help of attorney John Berryhill, has successfully defended his domain name FiberStar.com in a UDRP. The case was filed by ... Continue Reading8 Comments
EyeTube.net owner is a reverse domain name hijacker
· Policy & LawJohn Berryhill gets another RDNH win. Bryn Mawr Communications, the company that runs ophthalmology site EyeTube.net, has been found to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking over the domain name EyeTube.com. This case follows a familiar ... Continue Reading6 Comments
The John Berryhill Show – DNW Podcast #77
· PodcastsDomain name lawyer John Berryhill shares his wisdom. Attorney John Berryhill joins us today. He talks about (1) things going on at ICANN that domainers need to be aware of (one of them really surprised me), (2) general trends in domain disputes and the ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Judge: “You were trying to set him up” in cybersquatting case
· Policy & LawJudge rips apart cybersquatting lawsuit. Want to see what it's like when someone brings a weak cybersquatting case in front of a judge? Domain Name Wire has obtained the transcript from a hearing over a motion for preliminary injunction in the ... Continue Reading5 Comments
John Berryhill on domain name law and cybersquatting – DNW Podcast #35
· PodcastsProtect yourself from cybersquatting claims. What happens when a company thinks you're cybersquatting on one of its trademarks? Domain name attorney John Berryhill has helped people defend many such accusations. On this episode he explains what a ... Continue Reading6 Comments