Panelist find reverse domain name hijacking in case involving third-party claims adjuster. It's not every day that a large company is found to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking. But a National Arbitration Forum panelist has ruled that ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Unstoppable Domains and .wallet Handshake owner file dueling lawsuits
· Policy & LawFight escalates between Unstoppable Domains and Handshake. Blockchain domain name company Unstoppable Domains and the owner of .wallet in the rival Handshake system have sued each other. The lawsuits come on the heels of Unstoppable Domains' ... Continue Reading8 Comments
Here’s what likely happened with eth.link
· Policy & LawNo one played dirty, but the expiration process can appear that way. Ethereum Name Service and Virgil Griffith, the registrant of eth.link, recently filed a lawsuit against GoDaddy, Dynadot, and a company that "bought" eth.link in a domain auction ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Lawsuit alleges zow.com is a stolen domain name
· Policy & LawPerson who registered the domain in 1996 says it's stolen. A California resident has filed a lawsuit (pdf) alleging that the valuable domain name zow.com is stolen. Yesterday, Marci Seely filed the lawsuit in U.S. District Court in the Eastern ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Lawmakers push for Whois privacy on .us domains
· Policy & Law10 Democrats ask NTIA to add Whois privacy to .us domain names. While Whois records in most top level domains are now private, .us remains an outlier: the U.S. government specifically forbids Whois privacy on .us domain registrations. It has ... Continue Reading4 Comments
What’s wrong with this UDRP?
· Policy & LawIf you think something is fishy about the dates cited in the decision, you're right. I was reading through a UDRP decision (pdf) for snugg.com today when something caught my eye. The first two paragraphs of the "factual background" summary that the ... Continue Reading3 Comments
UDRP filers have a duty to research ownership history
· Policy & LawA UDRP panel explained the duty complainants have to research the ownership history of a domain name. A World Intellectual Property Organization panel has found that French company ITF engaged in reverse domain name hijacking over the domain name ... Continue Reading1 Comment
HugeDomains gets reverse domain name hijacking win
· Policy & LawPanelists agree it was a "Plan B" UDRP filing. HugeDomains has won a reverse domain name hijacking claim against Redgrass SA, with particularly scathing remarks from one panelist. Redgrass SA sells tools for painting figurines and miniatures. It ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Should this have been reverse domain name hijacking?
· Policy & LawWorld Intellectual Property Organization panelist John Swinson has found against Cheyne Capital Holdings Limited in a dispute over the domain name CheyneGroup.com. It's one of those cases made difficult by GDRP. But once the domain owner's identity was ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Court finds reverse domain name hijacking in celluvation.com case
· Policy & LawJudge overturns WIPO decision. United States District Judge Tana Lin has ruled in favor of domain owner Stanley Pace in a domain name dispute. Pace owns about 60,000 domain names including celluvation.com. Jos Daniel filed a UDRP against Pace ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
