Judge rules Pocketbook.com owner isn't committing trademark infringement or cybersquatting. A judge has handed a big victory to SiteTools, Inc., the company that owns the valuable Pocketbook.com domain name. Pocketbook International SA filed a ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Man appeals after court orders Pru.com transferred
· Policy & LawThe former owner of Pru.com has appealed after a court determined that he was cybersquatting on Pru.com. A man in China has appealed a summary judgment ruling that forced him to transfer the domain Pru.com to the insurance and financial company ... Continue Reading10 Comments
Sue the right person
· Expired DomainsThis person sued the wrong entity to recover his domain name. It's a shame. In August 2019, I wrote about an unfortunate expired domain name case involving Scott Rigsby. Rigsby suffered a horrific car accident as a young man. He was dragged ... Continue Reading6 Comments
After losing UDRP, PureTalk sues to upgrade its domain name
· Policy & LawCompany tries to get PureTalk(.)com through ACPA. Pure Talk, a mobile virtual network operator, has filed a lawsuit (pdf) to try to obtain the domain name PureTalk(.)com. The company uses the domain name PureTalkUSA.com. This is the company's ... Continue Reading5 Comments
Lotto Sport Italia and lotto company file dueling motions for summary judgment
· Policy & LawDid a lotto company buy domains for its business or to cyber squat? A battle over lotto-related domain names is about two-and-a-half years old, and it's entering a critical period. Lotto Sport Italia, the soccer apparel company, filed a ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Valuable domain name Bespoke.com hit with another cybersquatting complaint
· Policy & LawYet another company called Bespoke wants to get Bespoke.com without paying for it. When Garth Piesse paid $18,805 to acquire the domain name Bespoke.com in an expired domain name auction in 2014, I bet he didn't expect to be hit with a couple ... Continue Reading12 Comments
Owner of HighbrowMagazine.com demands Highbrow.com domain name
· Policy & LawCompany that owns Highbrow.com paid about $20,000 for the domain name. The owner of an online publication at HighbrowMagazine.com has threatened the owners of Highbrow.com, demanding that they turn the domain name over to her. Highbrow.com's owner ... Continue Reading6 Comments
Stanley Pace sues for alleged Reverse Domain Name Hijacking
· Policy & LawPace sues after losing UDRP to dancewear company. Stanley Pace, a Texas resident who has faced his fair share of UDRP complaints, lost another one last month. A three member UDRP panel ordered the domain name Yumiko.com transferred to dancewear company ... Continue Reading7 Comments
This company thinks domain name investing violates U.S. law
· Policy & LawCompany's response in WorkBetter.com lawsuit suggests that new businesses should be able to get old domain names. Last week I wrote about a cybersquatting lawsuit filed against the owner of WorkBetter.com. A new company has sprung up using the ... Continue Reading19 Comments
St. Louis bank sues to take over gripe domains
· Policy & LawBank and board member file cybersquatting claim over two domain names they call defamatory. Midwest BankCentre, a bank in St. Louis, has filed a lawsuit to get control of the domain names MidwestBankCheated.com and JerryScheideggerCheatedMe.com. Jerry ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
