Parties 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
Ancestry.com files cybersquatting suit over AI-powered genealogy site using similar domain
· Policy & LawAncestry.com has filed a lawsuit under the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act against the domain name MyAncestryAi .com. The company filed the in rem lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Virginia, where the .com registry Verisign is ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
TRX.com registrant prevails again as UDRP case unravels in courts
· Policy & LawTrustee disavows claim, says original UDRP filing was unauthorized. The registrant of TRX.com has just secured another win toward retaining his domain name, following a surprise UDRP decision in 2022 that had ordered it transferred. Loo Tze Ming ... Continue Reading6 Comments
AnnualCreditReport.com operator files cybersquatting lawsuit
· Policy & LawCompany goes after domains registered on cheap top level domains. Central Source LLC, the company behind the AnnualCreditReport.com service, has filed an in rem lawsuit against domains it says are cybersquatting. The company filed suit (pdf) ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
