The case could test how broadly companies leveraging AI can claim trademark rights. You launch your company on TryKepler.ai. Another startup later buys GetKepler.ai, a domain you had hoped to acquire after its previous owner shut down. A ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Man files lawsuit to halt transfer of .bet domain name
· Policy & LawDomain was part of a consolidated cybersquatting case decided last month. A man in Greece has filed a lawsuit (pdf) to overturn a UDRP decision against his domain name merit .bet. Andreous Theoklis filed the lawsuit against NET Holding A.Ş., a ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Please, don’t let your web developer register your domain name
· Policy & LawTake this advice before it's too late. I've seen it countless times: a business hires a web developer or an IT management firm, has that contractor register a domain on their behalf, and then has the domain held hostage. A recent lawsuit is ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Trademarkia and Atom settle trademark dispute
· Policy & LawParties voluntarily dismiss lawsuit involving Atom's trademark search platform. Trademarkia and Atom have settled a trademark dispute involving the domain name trademark.io. The companies filed a notice of voluntary dismissal on ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Domain investor sues after losing UDRP
· Policy & LawMira Holdings asks court for help after losing cybersquatting case. A domain name investment company has filed a lawsuit (pdf) to stay the domain transfer from a recent Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution case. Earlier this month, I wrote ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Boot company gets Freebird.com domain name through lawsuit
· UncategorizedDomain owner didn't show up to defend the domain name. The boot company Freebird Life, which uses the domain freebirdstores.com, just got an inexpensive domain name upgrade: a court has awarded the domain name freebird.com to it. The company ... Continue Reading7 Comments
Company files cybersquatting lawsuit, alleges Atom logo is similar to its own
· Policy & LawMedical interview platform uses the term for part of the brain as its brand. A medical education interview platform has sued to get the domain thalamus.com, citing a logo used on an Atom.com listing as evidence of infringement. SJ Medconnect, Inc., ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Heavy metal band Slipknot files lawsuit against Slipknot.com
· Policy & LawBand cites parked page ads as proof of targeting. The heavy metal band Slipknot has filed an in rem lawsuit (pdf) for cybersquatting against the domain name slipknot.com. Slipknot.com was registered in 2001, and the band was formed in the ... Continue Reading8 Comments
Boot company files lawsuit to make claim on Freebird .com
· Policy & LawCompany claims domain was re-registered since it was founded in 2009. Boot and accessories company Freebird Life has filed an in rem cybersquatting lawsuit (pdf) against Freebird .com, asking a court to transfer the domain to it. The domain ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Judge says lawsuit over outside.com domain name can continue
· Policy & LawJudge denies motions to dismiss in cybersquatting lawsuit. A U.S. District judge has denied motions to dismiss a cybersquatting lawsuit over the domain name outside.com. Outside Interactive, a sports and outdoor media company, sued the owner of ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
