Gambling company fails (again) to get circus.com. The owner of Circus.com has successfully defended its domain for a second time. Online gambling company Circus Belgium SA first tried to obtain the valuable domain name through a UDRP in 2016. It ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Judge issues Order to Show Cause in Canvas.com case
· Policy & LawIf the appeals court denies request, Canvas might abandon the Canvas name entirely. U.S. District Judge Dale Kimball has granted an Order to Show Cause after recruiting site Canvas failed to stop using the brand Canvas after the judge's ... Continue Reading5 Comments
Judge reiterates demand that Canvas.com stop using its domain…tomorrow!
· Policy & LawCanvas will have to switch domain names by tomorrow. Perhaps you can forgive United States District Judge Dale A. Kimball for not understanding what goes into changing a web platform's domain name. But the engineers at Canvas' headquarters probably ... Continue Reading11 Comments
Law firm Debevoise & Plimpton files lawsuit against domains used in phishing
· Policy & LawLarge law firm tries to capture infringing domains. Debevoise & Plimpton, an international law firm with over $1 billion in annual revenue, has filed an in rem lawsuit (pdf) against two domains it says were used for nefarious purposes. The ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Citadel critic files lawsuit after cybersquatting decision
· Policy & LawPerson upset at Citadel and its involvement in GameStop controversy is suing the company to keep his domain name. A critic of the financial firm Citadel and its CEO has filed a lawsuit (pdf) to stop the transfer of his domain name. [Update: after ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Lawsuit alleges 4 numeric domains are stolen
· Policy & LawLawsuit filed against four domain names. A Chinese man has filed a lawsuit (pdf) that alleges four four-digit domain names are stolen. Xia Zhang filed the lawsuit in rem and against John Doe, alleging the perpetrator stole 0927 .com, 0942 .com, ... Continue Reading3 Comments
The empower.com lawsuit is a doozy
· Policy & LawA large investment firm is trying to secure a valuable domain registered well before its matching brand existed. Earlier this year, Elliot Silver wrote about a cybersquatting lawsuit against empower.com. The judge is currently considering a motion ... Continue Reading6 Comments
Stolen domain lawsuit dismissed
· Policy & LawLawsuit involved Chinese domain name investor and an investor who bought the domain on Sedo earlier this year. A Chinese domain name investor who says a valuable three-number domain was stolen from him has voluntarily dismissed his lawsuit. In ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Judge dismisses domain auction lawsuit, but it’s far from settled
· Policy & LawJudge dismisses case after plaintiffs don't show up to hearing, but the plaintiffs filed a new case. A lawsuit involving the failed auction of bird.com and fish.com this year was recently dismissed, only for the plaintiffs to refile the lawsuit ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Judge returns mixed bag in Pocketbook.com domain dispute ruling
· Policy & LawBoth sides get some wins and losses. Judge Dolly Gee has ruled on motions to strike and dismiss in a lawsuit over the domain name Pocketbook.com. PocketBook International SA, a company that sells ebook readers, tried to get the valuable domain ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
