Panelist wisely considers all of the facts. Financial behemoth Morgan Stanley has lost a cybersquatting dispute that shows the importance of panelists thinking about cases before deciding them, even when the domain owner doesn't respond. When ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Verisign gets IDN homograph detection patent
· ServicesSystem would help detect homograph attacks shortly after domains are registered. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted patent number 10,599,836 (pdf) to Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) for "Identification of visual international domain name ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Morgan Stanley’s interesting domain name patent application
· Policy & LawCompany proposes a way to determine if a domain name might trick web users. I often come across domain name-related patent applications filed by internet security companies. But it was interesting to see financial services company Morgan Stanley ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Morgan Stanley Sues Cybersquatters and Phishers
· Policy & LawBank sues alleged cybersquatters and phishers. Morgan Stanley already has the domain names -- but it wants more than that. The bank has filed a lawsuit against the owners of five domain names that it says were used for cybersquatting and ... Continue Reading4 Comments