Lens.com not seeing so clearly. Online contact lens retailer Lens.com has failed to win a cybersquatting claim (pdf) against the domain name Lens.in. Lens.com filed the dispute under the .IN Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (INDRP). The ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Cybersquatting lawsuit filed over domain name registered 16 years before plaintiff’s use
· Policy & LawOffice Space Solutions wants a domain name registered 16 years before it started using the corresponding term in commerce. It's taking the legal route to get it. New York company Office Space Solutions, Inc. has filed a cybersquatting lawsuit (pdf) ... Continue Reading37 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
John Berryhill on domain name law and cybersquatting – DNW Podcast #35
· PodcastsProtect yourself from cybersquatting claims. What happens when a company thinks you're cybersquatting on one of its trademarks? Domain name attorney John Berryhill has helped people defend many such accusations. On this episode he explains what a ... Continue Reading6 Comments
AnnualCreditReport.com goes after a big typosquatter
· Policy & LawCompany behind government-mandated free annual credit report site demands control of 227 typos. Central Source, a company created by the three major U.S. consumer credit bureaus, has filed an in rem lawsuit against 227 typos of its ... Continue Reading4 Comments
UDRPsearch owner sues after being threatened with UDRP
· Policy & LawVirtual Point sues after person threatens UDRP if it doesn't sell a domain for $1,000. The owner of UDRP database site UDRPSearch.com has filed a federal lawsuit (pdf) after being threatened with a UDRP. Virtual Point Inc filed the lawsuit after an ... Continue Reading9 Comments
Cybersquatting lawsuit filed against AnnualCreditReport.com typos
· Policy & LawCompany goes after ten 37 typos of popular website. A company created by the three major U.S. consumer credit bureaus has filed an in rem lawsuit against 10 typo domain names. [Update: The company actually filed four separate lawsuits against a ... Continue Reading5 Comments
Richard Branson turns to new tools to combat cybersquatting
· Policy & LawBillionaire fights back after finding his name cybersquatted in new domain names. Billionaire entrepreneur Richard Branson has turned to two new tools to combat cybersquatting in new top level domain names: The new Uniform Rapid Suspension (URS) policy ... Continue Reading7 Comments
BidPal cybersquatting lawsuit is either misleading or poorly researched. You decide.
· Policy & LawLawsuit falsely presumes domain owner is offering to sell the domains. And that's just part of the problem. In December I wrote about a UDRP for BidPal.com filed by BidPal, Inc. I noted that the UDRP decision against the complainant was probably ... Continue Reading13 Comments
With movie in the works, studio goes after Entourage Movie domain names
· UncategorizedEntourageMovie.com and EntourageFilm.com hit with UDRP. Filming has begun for the big screen adaptation of the HBO hit show Entourage, which follows movie star Vincent Chase and his entourage. Someone behind the film--most likely the movie studio-- ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment