The cybersquatting policy works almost all of the time. Here's how to stop most bad cases in their tracks. A couple of weeks ago, I wrote a post entitled simply "UDRP works." I explained that UDRP does exactly what it was designed to do in the vast ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Peach.com owner sues Peachly
· Policy & LawPeach.com argues that Peachly is not peachy. The creator of an app for adult entertainment creators is suing a company that adopted a very similar name shortly after it filed trademark applications. Peach .com lets creators (who like to undress) ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Facebook wins GameRoom.com dispute
· Policy & LawCompany that used the domain MyGameroom.com tried to get Gameroom.com through a cybersquatting dispute. Facebook has successfully defended a cybersquatting dispute against its domain name Gameroom.com. The social media company acquired the ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Clean Slate Credit Solutions tries reverse domain name hijacking
· Policy & LawCompany filed cybersquatting complaint against domain name registered well before it had rights in corresponding trademark. Clean Slate Credit Solutions has been found to have tried to reverse domain name hijack the domain name ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Whoa…UDRP panelist got this case WRONG
· Policy & LawA UDRP panelist just ordered a non-profit's domain name to be transferred in a poorly reasoned decision. I'm shocked by a UDRP decision handed down by National Arbitration Forum panelist Darryl Wilson this week. It seems that Wilson got the case ... Continue Reading7 Comments
Booking.com and cybersquatting – DNW Podcast #310
· PodcastsA discussion with a UDRP panelist who also represented Booking.com at the Supreme Court. One of the best sessions at September's NamesCon Online was a chat between Zak Muscovitch, general counsel of Internet Commerce Association, and David ... Continue Reading1 Comment
California restaurant chain fights over domain name
· Policy & LawCafe fights marketing firm for domain name. A California restaurant chain has gone to court to try to recover a domain name that it says it rightfully owns. West Coast Sourdough filed an in rem lawsuit (pdf) in Federal District Court in Virginia ... Continue Reading8 Comments
Credit offer opt-out service sues typosquatters
· Policy & LawCompany files in rem suit against seven domain names. Opt Out Services, LLC has filed a cybersquatting lawsuit (pdf) against seven domain names that it says are typos of its domain name, OptOutPrescreen.com. The company is a centralized service ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Gameloft recovers Asphalt 9 domain names
· Policy & LawCompany wins cybersquatting cases. Gameloft, a popular mobile gaming company, has recovered two domain names related to the latest game in its Asphalt racing video game series. The company won cybersquatting cases against the owners of ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
State Farm loses another domain dispute – state-shaped farm bowls!
· Policy & LawIs that The State Farm Bowl or the State "farm bowl"? State Farm has lost another cybersquatting dispute because of how its name can be interpreted when combined with other words. The latest decision is for TheStateFarmBowl(.)com. Just ... Continue Reading5 Comments