A lot in the U.S. and China, but there are some important caveats. World Intellectual Property Organization, unlike its big peer, publishes robust statistics about the UDRP cases it hears. One of the more interesting stats is the location of ... Continue Reading11 Comments
Entrepreneur Media continues to sue entrepreneurs who use the word entrepreneur
· Policy & LawGot 'entrepreneur' in your name? If you publish information to help entrepreneurs, you might be sued. Entrepreneur Media (EMI), the company that publishes Entrepreneur magazine, continues to file lawsuits against people that use the term entrepreneur ... Continue Reading54 Comments
Facebook says real estate firm is cybersquatting on 30 domain names
· Policy & Law30 domains include "facebook" in them. Facebook has filed a cybersquatting complaint against a San Diego area realty company, claiming that the company is cybersquatting on its famous mark. The complaint with National Arbitration Forum lists thirty ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Twitter finally gets Twiter.com domain it won in dispute
· Policy & LawOver a half year later, Twitter finally gets high traffic typo. Last year Twitter filed a cybersquatting complaint against the owner of the Twiter.com domain name. Twitter was rightfully upset about the high traffic typo domain as it forward to a ... Continue Reading7 Comments
Company sues over stolen domains after losing UDRP
· Policy & LawAustin Rare Coins asks court to hand over allegedly stolen domain names. An Austin company has filed an in rem cybersquatting lawsuit in an effort to get control over eight domain names it says were stolen from its possession. Austin Rare Coins, ... Continue Reading9 Comments
Guy files cybersquatting complaint against a page on Blogger
· Policy & LawApparently blogger.com followed by a bunch of numbers infringes this guy's trademarks. From the WTF category... Nevada resident Steven Barket has filed a federal lawsuit against Google and a John Doe, claiming violations of the Anticybersquatting ... Continue Reading11 Comments
Jeweler sues Oversee.net for cybersquatting
· Policy & Law, UncategorizedJeweler files claim over six domain registrations. Jewelry company Tacori Enterprises has sued Oversee.net in U.S. District Court for cybersquatting. Tacori alleges (pdf) that Oversee.net is cybersquatting with at least six domain ... Continue Reading7 Comments
Facebook Files Massive Cybersquatting Lawsuit
· Policy & LawLawsuit goes after typosquatters who redirect to survey offers. As reported on Elliot's Blog today, Facebook has filed a lawsuit against dozens of people for allegedly typosquatting on its domain names. One of the interesting aspects of this case is ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Owner of .Com Domain Sues for .Co Domain Name
· Policy & LawReal estate firm sues owner of .co. The owner of a .com domain name has filed a lawsuit (pdf) to get the .co version of their domain name. This is the first such .co federal anticybersquatting lawsuit I'm aware of (although there have been plenty of ... Continue Reading18 Comments
BMW Files Cybersquatting Lawsuit
· Policy & LawCompany files federal court case over BMWrewards.com BMW has filed a lawsuit against Illinois company Prime Market Targeting, Inc. and Scott Duff for trademark infringement, false designation of origin, cybersquatting, and unfair competition over the ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment