Companies ask court to hand over cybersquatted domain names. Three credit reporting companies have filed a lawsuit (pdf) to recover 140 domain names that they say infringe their trademarks. The plaintiffs are: Central Source, LLC - This ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Temu fights back against cybersquatters and unauthorized apps with federal lawsuit
· Policy & LawTemu goes after cybersquatters with federal lawsuit. The owners of the shopping app Temu have sued cybersquatters and purveyors of unauthorized Temu apps. Whaleco, Inc., d/b/a Temu, a subsidiary of Pinduoduo Inc. (NASDAQ: PDD), filed the suit ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Canva triumphs in cybersquatting case, secures 174 domain names
· Policy & LawCanva wins case that it says involved a single cybersquatter. Design tools company Canva has won (pdf) a single cybersquatting case against 174 domain names. The company filed the dispute with World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Judge in TRX.com lawsuit probably won’t be happy
· Policy & LawAmended complaint doesn't explain how domain actually expired, and there's another key thing missing. Earlier this month, the judge overseeing a cybersquatting dispute for trx.com gave JFXD TRX one final chance to clarify things. I don't think ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Five Guys burger chain hits domain name roadblock in Sweden
· Policy & LawSomeone owns the domain name it wants for expanding into Sweden. Rapidly expanding burger chain Five Guys has hit a snag in Sweden: the domain name fiveguys.se. As the company continues its international expansion, it has its eyes on the domain ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Binance wins binance.ae domain name, which loser bought for $300k
· Policy & LawGuy who bought domain name for $300k in 2021 loses cybersquatting dispute. Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has won a cybersquatting claim for the domain name binance.ae, and the domain owner is about to be out $300,000. Kirill Zalipaev acquired ... Continue Reading8 Comments
Verizon wins $450k cybersquatting judgment
· Policy & LawCompany gets $50,000 in statutory damages per domain. Telecommunications company Verizon, through its Verizon Trademark Services LLC affiliate, has been awarded $450,000 in statutory damages against a cybersquatter. The company filed the case in ... Continue Reading5 Comments
No Labels political party files cybersquatting lawsuit
· Policy & LawSomeone registered NoLabels.com to confuse people looking for the No Labels political party. A centrist U.S. political party that wants to fight divisive political culture has sued an organization that it says is mimicking it. No Labels filed ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Sex and massage at nursing homes make for strange cybersquatting complaints
· Policy & LawA French nursing home operator thought these domains were targeting it. I doubt it. Sex and massages at nursing homes? That makes for a curious targeting claim in two recent UDRP cases, which were decided differently. Korian, a French nursing ... Continue Reading1 Comment
IBM narrowly avoids reverse domain name hijacking ruling
· Policy & LawIBM's case was "ill conceived and poorly executed," but panelist stopped short of finding reverse domain name hijacking. IBM has lost a cybersquatting claim it made against IBMS.com, and the panelist found that IBM's "prosecution of the Complaint ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment