Panel rules domain name not registered in bad faith. A World Intellectual Property Organization panel has found in favor of the owner of the Fiesta.com domain name in a UDRP, although just one of three panelist found the complainant to have engaged in ... Continue Reading5 Comments
Company makes Magical Mystery claims, loses UDRP
· Policy & LawMotive behind creating ad agency website and trademark claims are questioned. San Francisco company Hippie Tours LLC has lost a UDRP against the domain name HippieBus.com. It made a number of Magical Mystery claims in its UDRP. John Berryhill ... Continue Reading5 Comments
Sun City Casino Gambles On UDRP And Loses
· Policy & LawA confusing set of circumstances, but panel rules it certainly isn't cybersquatting. Sun International Limited, operator of hotels and casinos in Africa and Latin America, has lost a UDRP for SunBet.com. The company failed to prove that the ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Frank Schilling gets reverse domain name hijacking win on Puket.com
· Policy & Law"Ah, Puket, let's file this case and hope they don't show up." Clothing company IMB Textil S.A., which uses the domain name puket.com.br, has been found guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking (RDNH) for trying to steal Puket.com through UDRP. ... Continue Reading10 Comments
UDRP: Girls Do Porn, but company Doesn’t Do Trademarks well
· Policy & LawCompany runs site that is rather descriptive of its services. BLL Media Holdings has lost a UDRP it filed against Infinitoria Ltd over the domain name GirlDoPorn.com (in which "girl" in singular). The complainant purports to run the site ... Continue Reading7 Comments
The Great Courses loses two UDRPs on the same day
· Policy & LawCompany that owns TheGreatcourses.com loses two cases in one day. The Teaching Company, LLC, d/b/a The Great Courses, lost two UDRPs on the same day this week. The company lost a case filed against Marchex for GreatCourses.com and against Michael ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Michael Berkens wins UDRP case involving two colorful lawyers
· Policy & LawRandazza and Berryhill square off over X-Videos.com. Two of the most colorful lawyers in the trademark/UDRP business squared off in a UDRP over one of Michael Berkens' domain names. Marc Randazza's law firm represented WGCZ S.R.O., which filed a ... Continue Reading8 Comments
Frank Schilling beats $200 billion healthcare giant Novartis in UDRP
· Policy & Law9 year delay in filing UDRP hurts pharma company's claim of disruption to its business. Frank Schilling has successfully defended the domain name ClearCare.com in a UDRP filed by Novartis AG. Novartis, which has a $200 billion market cap, offers a ... Continue Reading16 Comments
See how John Berryhill schools a UDRP complainant
· Policy & LawBerryhill brings it home in ican.com case. John Berryhill has successfully defended Digimedia's domain name ican.com in a UDRP brought by Galaxy Rainbow Limited in Hong Kong. Berryhill pokes a number of holes in Galaxy Rainbow's case, but really ... Continue Reading13 Comments
Domainers are going to love and hate the QLP.com UDRP decision
· Policy & LawComplaint fails, by why did only one panelist find Quality Logo Products guilty of reverse domain name hijacking? Get On The Web, Ltd has successfully defended the domain name QLP.com in a UDRP brought by Quality Logo Products, Inc. While the overall ... Continue Reading13 Comments