The 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 multitrack.com.
Multitracks.com LLC filed a cybersquatting dispute with National Arbitration Forum in November 2022 to get the domain.
Multitracks is a descriptive term in the music industry. Despite this, panelist Aaron Newell ordered the domain transferred in a decision handed down last month.
As Internet Commerce Association general counsel Zak Muscovitch noted, this is the third time Newell has ordered a seemingly generic domain transferred. He previously ordered the transfers of LiveVideo.com and TampaWaterTaxi.com.
This case represents the second time in six months that a Respondent has sued to overturn one of Newell’s decisions.
Newell is a partner with JA Kemp, an intellectual property law firm.
Good luck to the original registrant, some of these panelists have no respect for clearly established UDRP precedents.
Hope the Court reverses Newell decision, awards damages and legal fees.
Aaron Newell should be removed as a panelist.