Clothing company doesn't do proper research before filing cybersquatting dispute. A clothing company that sells under the brand Goodlife has been found (pdf) to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking. GL Concepts, LLC d/b/a Goodlife filed ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
7 words to avoid in domains because they’re actually trademarks
· Policy & LawAvoid these words to avoid legal headaches. Two years ago, the domain name frisbees.com went on auction at GoDaddy. It seemed like a great domain. We all remember throwing around a Frisbee as kids and maybe even as adults. But there's a big ... Continue Reading11 Comments
ICANN schedules meetings for Washington D.C. and Seattle
· Policy & LawWashington D.C. added and Seattle rescheduled. ICANN has added two U.S. dates to its meetings calendar. The domain overseer will host the ICANN77 Policy Forum in Washington D.C. from June 12-15, 2023. In addition to being the home of the U.S. ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Ecostream LLC tries reverse domain name hijacking
· Policy & LawCompany filed UDRP after failing to buy domain name from current owner. A National Arbitration Forum panelist has found Ecostream LLC to have attempted reverse domain name hijacking. The company, which provides water management and hydrocarbon ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Why outfront.co wasn’t an RDNH case
· Policy & LawRothnie made the right call in this dispute. Outfront Media, a large outdoor advertising company in the United States, has lost (pdf) a UDRP it filed against the owner of outfront.co. The case was decided fairly, and the panelist deserves props for ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Colorado real estate firm tries reverse domain name hijacking
· Policy & LawCompany filed a "Plan B" case after failing to buy the domain name. Canon City Property Management LLC, a property management company in Canon City, Colorado, has been found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking. The company filed a UDRP ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Ryan Kavanaugh loses cybersquatting dispute with YouTuber Ethan Klein
· Policy & LawKavanaugh's novel arguments don't persuade panel. As I predicted, film financier Ryan Kavanaugh lost a cybersquatting challenge he filed against YouTuber and host of the H3 podcast, Ethan Klein. Klein created a website at ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
ICANN’s tax return: top salaries and a big savings account
· Policy & LawLatest tax return reveals big salaries and a growing treasure chest. ICANN has filed its 2021 Form 990 (pdf), which is the non-profit equivalent of a U.S. tax return. The return covers the 12-month period ending June 30, 2021. Here are some ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Instructure and Canvas/Untapped settle lawsuit
· Policy & LawUntapped agrees to a permanent injunction against using the Canvas brand. Instructure and Untapped (formerly called Canvas) have settled their lawsuit. Instructure (NYSE: INST) sued Canvas in November, arguing that the latter company’s rebrand ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Kudos to this UDRP panelist for using common sense
· Policy & LawThe domain owner didn't file a formal response, but the panelist used common sense to find in his favor. This morning I wrote about a panelist who failed to consider reverse domain name hijacking. Now, I'd like to give credit to a panelist for ... Continue Reading2 Comments
