Domain owner halts transfer of domain with lawsuit. The owner of trx.com has filed a lawsuit (pdf) in the wake of an adverse UDRP decision. A National Arbitration Forum panelist awarded Fitness Anywhere LLC the domain name in a dispute decided ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Pocketbook.com owner gets win against Pocketbook e-reader company
· Policy & LawJudge 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
Reflex Marketing files lawsuit after losing UDRP
· Policy & LawMusical instrument marketing company wants to get a shorter domain name. A regional musical instrument marketing company has turned to the courts after losing a UDRP for the domain name ReflexMarketing.com Reflex Marketing, LLC operates in the ... Continue Reading20 Comments
Lawyer labels domain investing “Anticipatory Cybersquatting”
· Policy & LawArticle published by ABA could lead trademark holders astray. I was doing some research this weekend when I came across an article published by American Bar Association in June. The article by Tamara Kurtzman, a California attorney, rails against the ... Continue Reading33 Comments
Jury overturns horrible cybersquatting decision for IMI.com
· Policy & LawA jury ruled that the owner of IMI.com was not cybersquatting on IMI.com. A jury has determined (pdf) that Jeffery Black, the owner of IMI.com, was not cybersquatting with his 1994 registration of IMI.com. I determined the same thing with just a ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Celgene sues to get CellGene.com after trying to reverse hijack it first
· Policy & LawCompany hires new counsel after being found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking. In February of this year, pharmaceutical company Celgene (NASDAQ: CELG) was found to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking in its attempt to get the domain ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Lawsuit filed to recover stolen three letter .com domain names
· Policy & LawSuit alleges domain names were stolen after AOL email account was compromised. Daniel Kametani of California has filed a lawsuit (pdf) to recover six three letter .com domain names that he says were stolen after someone hijacked his AOL email ... Continue Reading1 Comment