Temu 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
Ethereum Name Service community approves eth.link settlement
· Policy & LawENS plans to pay auction bidder $300,000 to settle dispute. The results are in, and the Ethereum Name Services (ENS) DAO has overwhelmingly authorized ENS Labs to settle a dispute over eth .link. 88% of the voting power approved paying $300,000 ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Judge in TRX.com lawsuit probably won’t be happy
· Policy & LawAmended complaint doesn't explain how domain actually expired, and there's another key thing missing. Earlier this month, the judge overseeing a cybersquatting dispute for trx.com gave JFXD TRX one final chance to clarify things. I don't think ... Continue Reading3 Comments
This stolen domain name lawsuit has a twist
· Policy & LawLawsuit doesn't name the person who currently owns the domain name. The estate of a recently passed woman has sued (pdf) to get the domain name ProjectHindsight.com, which it alleges was stolen. Ellen Black managed a website at the domain name ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Private equity group drops lawsuit over “banks” typo
· Policy & LawDomain owner registered the domain well before the private equity company existed. A private equity group that focuses on consumer packaged goods has dropped its lawsuit against the owner of bansk.com. Bansk Group was formed in 2019. SiteTools ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Rush Limbaugh’s estate sues former contractor, alleges cybersquatting and domain theft
· Policy & LawEstate claims former technology contractor is cybersquatting and infringing its marks. Rush H. Limbaugh III Estate has sued (pdf) The Rush Legacy, Inc., Smschaef, LLC, and the latter's principal Scott Schaefer. The estate alleges that the ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Company sues to overturn multitrack.com UDRP decision
· Policy & LawThe UDRP decision was the latest questionable determination by panelist Aaron Newell. Christian Copyright Licensing International, LLC has filed a lawsuit (pdf) against Multitracks.com LLC to halt the transfer of its domain name ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Pocketbook ebook company gets pocketbook.com in settlement
· Policy & LawEbook reader company got what it wanted, but at what cost? Pocketbook International, a maker of ebook readers, has acquired the domain name pocketbook.com through a legal settlement. The company's quest for the domain name began in 2019 when it ... Continue Reading3 Comments
TRX.com owner sues for reverse domain name hijacking
· Policy & LawDomain owner halts transfer of domain with lawsuit. The owner of trx.com has filed a lawsuit (pdf) in the wake of an adverse UDRP decision. A National Arbitration Forum panelist awarded Fitness Anywhere LLC the domain name in a dispute decided ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Workforce.com domain name lawsuit settled
· Policy & LawWorkforce.com, Inc. still owns the domain name. Workforce Software, LLC and Workforce.com, Inc. have settled their differences. For decades, the workforce.com domain was used by Workforce Magazine to deliver human resources news. But in 2019, a ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment