Peach.com argues that Peachly is not peachy. The creator of an app for adult entertainment creators is suing a company that adopted a very similar name shortly after it filed trademark applications. Peach .com lets creators (who like to undress) ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Company sues over Workforce.com domain name
· Policy & LawWorkforce Software lost a UDRP against Workforce.com earlier this year. Now it's suing. Workforce Software, LLC has filed a lawsuit (pdf) after failing to get the domain name Workforce.com in a UDRP. The company uses the domain name ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Domain investor sues Korean fast food chain over cybersquatting claims
· Policy & LawDomain owner makes a preemptive move to defend his domain name. If the Korean fast food chicken and burger chain Mom's Touch wants to upgrade its domain name, it will have to fight for it in Colorado. The chain of over 1,200 restaurants recently ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Woman says she got a raw deal in Wines.com sale
· Policy & LawWoman who registered wines.com in 1994 believes an Atlanta company didn't uphold its end of a deal to develop the domain. An elderly California woman alleges that she was tricked into relinquishing Wines.com at a below-market price as part of a ... Continue Reading20 Comments
LoanDepot.com files lawsuit against alleged cybersquatter
· Policy & LawCompany has already won two UDRPs against the defendant. What do you do after winning two UDRPs against a cybersquatter, but the cybersquatter continues to register infringing domains? That's the challenge LoanDepot.com is facing. It has decided ... Continue Reading5 Comments
Domain investor files preemptive lawsuit after UDRP filing
· Policy & LawIt's his second lawsuit in just a few days, too. If you're going to court for one domain name matter, why not a second one? Last week, I wrote about how domain name investor Stanley Pace filed a lawsuit to block the transfer of Celluvation.com. ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Lawsuit filed over Celluvation.com after UDRP decision
· Policy & LawLawsuit asks for damages for reverse domain name hijacking. Domain name investor Stanley Pace has filed a lawsuit (pdf) to halt the transfer of Celluvation.com. World Intellectual Property Organization panelist Badgley ordered the domain name ... Continue Reading5 Comments
Stolen “Go” domains end up in court battle
· Policy & LawMany of the domain names were subsequently sold. 15 domain names beginning with "go" have allegedly been stolen and many of them have been resold — creating a complicated issue now in the courts. Scott Petretta registered the domain names about ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Pocketbook e-reader company sues over Pocketbook.com
· Policy & LawAfter losing UDRP for Pocketbook.com, e-reader maker tries U.S. courts. PocketBook International SA, a company that sells ebook readers, has filed a lawsuit (pdf) to try to get the domain name Pocketbook.com. This is the company's second attempt ... Continue Reading5 Comments
He’s back: Guy sues domain “kingpins” after being “quashed by the cartel”
· Policy & LawLandcruise guy is back with a new lawsuit. Pro Se plaintiff litigant Graham Schreiber is at it again, suing* a bunch of people and companies over some alleged sleight about domain names. What that sleight is, I can't quite understand even after ... Continue Reading17 Comments
