Mira Holdings asks court for help after losing cybersquatting case. A domain name investment company has filed a lawsuit (pdf) to stay the domain transfer from a recent Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution case. Earlier this month, I wrote ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Boot company gets Freebird.com domain name through lawsuit
· UncategorizedDomain owner didn't show up to defend the domain name. The boot company Freebird Life, which uses the domain freebirdstores.com, just got an inexpensive domain name upgrade: a court has awarded the domain name freebird.com to it. The company ... Continue Reading7 Comments
BlackRock files cybersquatting lawsuit
· Policy & LawLarge finance company seeks to recover 49 domain names. Financial services company BlackRock (NYSE: BLK) has filed a cybersquatting lawsuit (pdf) against 49 domain names that it alleges infringe its trademarks. The company filed the in rem ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Why wasn’t this reverse domain name hijacking?
· Policy & LawPanelist doesn't consider RDNH despite apparent false statement. A FORUM UDRP panelist has denied a cybersquatting complaint over the domain name boku.net, but I'm curious why he didn't consider reverse domain name hijacking. Payments company ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Company files cybersquatting lawsuit, alleges Atom logo is similar to its own
· Policy & LawMedical interview platform uses the term for part of the brain as its brand. A medical education interview platform has sued to get the domain thalamus.com, citing a logo used on an Atom.com listing as evidence of infringement. SJ Medconnect, Inc., ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Heavy metal band Slipknot files lawsuit against Slipknot.com
· Policy & LawBand cites parked page ads as proof of targeting. The heavy metal band Slipknot has filed an in rem lawsuit (pdf) for cybersquatting against the domain name slipknot.com. Slipknot.com was registered in 2001, and the band was formed in the ... Continue Reading8 Comments
Lamborghini wins again: appeals court rules in favor of carmaker over Lambo.com domain name
· Policy & LawDomain owner has been fighting since losing a cybersquatting case in 2022. The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has affirmed a ruling that Automobili Lamborghini should get the domain name lambo.com. Lamborghini won a dispute ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Boot company files lawsuit to make claim on Freebird .com
· Policy & LawCompany claims domain was re-registered since it was founded in 2009. Boot and accessories company Freebird Life has filed an in rem cybersquatting lawsuit (pdf) against Freebird .com, asking a court to transfer the domain to it. The domain ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Cybersquatting dispute decision reversed on appeal
· Policy & LawAppeals panel disagrees with initial panel's finding. Some have suggested that UDRP complaints should be appealable directly with the organizations that hear the cases (rather than via lawsuits). Similar cybersquatting dispute mechanisms already ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Is a Dirty Harry reboot in the works? Warner Bros. wins domain name
· Policy & LawWarner Bros. successful in cybersquatting dispute against DirtyHarry.com/ Warner Bros. has won a cybersquatting dispute it filed against the domain name DirtyHarry.com. Dirty Harry is one of a few popular movies from the era that haven't been made ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
