Pace 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
New top level domain name lawsuit dismissed but leaves door open for ACPA for TLDs
· Policy & LawJudge grants motion to dismiss top level domain dispute. A federal district judge has dismissed (pdf) a lawsuit brought by Del Monte International against Del Monte Corporation over the top level domain name .delmonte. In doing so, the court also ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Citigroup sues to get CityCard.com, a domain it won in UDRP
· Policy & LawSouth Korean court blocked transfer of domain after UDRP; Citi files suit in the United States. Last September a National Arbitration Forum panel ruled that Citigroup should get the domain name CityCard.com. [Update: the court entered a default ... Continue Reading23 Comments
NextDoor.com sues owner of NextDoor.cm
· Policy & LawNextDoor.cm owner has claimed NextDoor.com stole his business idea. Neighborhood social networking site NextDoor.com has sued the owner of NextDoor.cm -- but this isn't a simple allegation of cybersquatting. The company filed the suit (pdf) in U.S. ... Continue Reading3 Comments