A bit of gamesmanship in a battle for TRX.com. JFXD TRX ACQ LLC has filed an in rem lawsuit over TRX.com in its continued attempts to obtain the domain name. In November, Fitness Anywhere LLC won a UDRP against the domain name in a controversial ... Continue Reading1 Comment
eBay tries (and fails) to use UDRP in a trademark dispute
· Policy & Law, UncategorizedeBay tried to shoehorn a trademark dispute into a cybersquatting dispute. eBay has lost a dispute it filed to get control of the domain name BillionaireBay .com in a UDRP cybersquatting case. National Arbitration Forum panelist Nicholas J.T. Smith ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Why does Taboola want a domain name about taboo ladies?
· Policy & LawThis is a curious cybersquatting claim. Taboola, the ad network known for showing "related content" ads about belly fat, how celebrities have aged, and how a "new law" means you're overpaying for insurance, recently filed a curious cybersquatting ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Verisign announces another .com price hike
· Policy & LawCompany will raise wholesale cost of .com domains by 62 cents. Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) today announced a 7% increase in .com prices to take effect on September 1, 2023. The wholesale price for .com domains will increase from $8.97 currently to ... Continue Reading11 Comments
Reverse domain name hijacking in Unicaf domain dispute
· Policy & LawDomain was registered prior to any trademark rights accruing. A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has found (pdf) educational organization Unicaf LTD guilty of reverse domain name hijacking. The organization filed a UDRP against ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Roman Polanski fails to take down site about sex offenses
· Policy & LawPolanski asked World Intellectual Property Organization to rule that the site was cybersquatting. Embattled film director Roman Polanski has failed to take down a website about sexual misconduct accusations against him. Polanksi filed a ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Fox.org transferred in UDRP, and I have questions
· Policy & LawWhat did Fox submit with its complaint? Because I found plenty of things to blow up its case. A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has ordered (pdf) the domain fox.org transferred to media giant Fox Media. Before you get ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Things people tell John Berryhill, and what he thinks about them
· Policy & LawAn attorney explains some questionable assertions domain investors make. Last week at the Internet Commerce Association meeting in Las Vegas, attorney John Berryhill discussed some common things he hears domainers say. Here's what he had to say ... Continue Reading3 Comments
LoLo.gifts owner tries to reverse domain name hijack LoLo.com
· Policy & LawWIPO panel denies cybersquatting claim over valuable four letter domain name. Lolo, LLC, a North Carolina company that operates a business at LoLo.gifts, has been found (pdf) to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking for the domain ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
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
