Bear's cybersquatting case fails. Cocaine Bear wanted her domain name, but a UDRP panelist said no. Last month, someone filed a cybersquatting claim against the domain name CocaineBear.com. Cocaine Bear (aka Palbo EscoBear) has become famous ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Slots.net case amazingly doesn’t result in RDNH finding
· Policy & LawIt's the second questionable finding by the same panelist in the same month. A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has ruled that the owner of slots.net was not cybersquatting. But shockingly, she did not rule it was a case of reverse ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Indian ISPs block access to major domain registrars
· Policy & LawCybersquatting victims are frustrated that registrars outside India won't take down domains. Some Indian ISPs have blocked access to three major domain name registrars. The move comes as part of a long-running dispute over cybersquatting. Indian ... Continue Reading7 Comments
Panel calls cybersquatting complaint “frivolous”
· Policy & LawPanel has harsh words for Complainant. A National Arbitration Forum panel has found Empower Media Partners, LLC to have tried reverse domain name hijacking the domain EmpowerMedia.com. The three-person panel said it believes the Complainant ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Data center company tries to reverse hijack KIO.com
· Policy & LawWIPO Panel admonishes company and its counsel. Sixsigma Networks Mexico, S.A., an operator of data centers in Mexico, has been found to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking for the domain kio.com. The company inquired about buying the ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Meta Platforms sues .tk registry operator Freenom
· Policy & LawMeta Platforms alleges registry operator is infringing its marks such as Facebook and Instagram. Meta Platforms has filed a cybersquatting lawsuit (pdf) against Freenom and associated companies. Freenom is best known for operating the .tk ... Continue Reading2 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
This UDRP decision bothers me
· Policy & LawI don't think this is a clear-cut case of cybersquatting. A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has handed down a decision to transfer cic.marketing (pdf), and I find the case somewhat troubling. I say somewhat because the domain ... Continue Reading4 Comments
LawCloud tries to upgrade its domain by reverse domain name hijacking
· Policy & LawPanel admonishes company for failing dispute in bad faith. LawCloud BV, a company that provides services to law firms, has been found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking. The company, which uses the domain name law.cloud, filed a ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Verisign awarded domain valuation patent
· Policy & LawPatent covers way to value domains and present those to domain registrants. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted patent number 11,593,824 (pdf) to Verisign for System and method for domain name valuation. The patent describes a ... Continue Reading1 Comment
