Walmart files for domain arbitration, but not against the actual web site. Remember how a couple weeks ago I wondered how long it would be before Walmart would file a domain arbitration case against PeopleofWalmart.com? Well, there was an ... Continue Reading11 Comments
Runway Magazine Trips Up Over Domain Name
· Policy & LawFashion magazine loses domain name dispute. Runway Magazine has a domain name issue. The print publication uses the domain name RunwayBeauty.com for its online presence. It also has RunwayMagazine.us. It also registered RunwayMagazine.info/.biz, ... Continue Reading12 Comments
LACOSTE Bullies Domain Name Owner, Loses
· Policy & LawDesigner threatens person with last name LaCoste. Famous designer Lacoste Alligator S.A. has threatened a Massachusetts woman over her company name and domain name, which happens to be the woman's last name: LaCoste. In October 2008 the designer ... Continue Reading20 Comments
Think Tank Loses Hilarious Arbitration for .Com of Its Name
· Policy & LawConservative "think tank" gets mud on its face by not registering .com domain name. Many domain arbitration decisions are dry reads. But I found myself cracking up this morning reading the case of SutherlandInstitute.com. Southerland Institute is a ... Continue Reading7 Comments
No Double Jeopardy for Domain Name Case
· Policy & LawCompanies loses second attempt to acquire domain name GetMore.com through domain arbitration. I was wrong. In January of this year I wrote an article "Domain Arbitration Doesn't 'Get More' Crazy Than This" about a UDRP case for the domain ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Arbitration Panel Punts on All.com
· Policy & LawAll.com domain dispute denied by WIPO panel; forgery claims too much to handle. A three member WIPO panel has denied a complaint for the domain name All.com, saying the case is outside of UDRP's scope. The case involves an alleged sale of the domain ... Continue Reading6 Comments