iLounge.com tries to get iLoungeOC.com from its neighbor. Here's an interesting domain arbitration case in Orange County. iLounge.com, a web site about iPod and iPhone accessories and software, started getting communications that were meant for a ... Continue Reading5 Comments
Sigourney Weaver Wants Her Domain Name
· Policy & LawActress files with National Arbitration Forum to get SigourneyWeaver.com. Actress Sigourney Weaver, star of the Alien movie series (photo), has filed for arbitration to get the domain name SigourneyWeaver.com. The case will be handled by an ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Santa Monica Tussles with “I Am Domain Names”
· UncategorizedSanta Monica loses UDRP for IAmSantaMonica.com. Remember that guy Stephen Webb, who started showing up at domain conferences a couple years ago promoting his "Iamcityname.com" and "WeArecityname.com" domain names? He had a bit of success, striking ... Continue Reading25 Comments
Silicon Labs Gets Its Name Back
· Policy & LawBillion dollar company let domain name expire, but wins it back in arbitration. Last month Domain Name Wire wrote about Silicon Labs (NASDAQ: SLAB), a billion dollar company that let the domain name SiliconLabs.com expire. (The company's web site is ... Continue Reading7 Comments
Edible Arrangements Should Stick to Edibles
· Policy & LawWould you like a UDRP with that arrangement?Poor Edible Arrangements. All it wanted to do was swipe the domain name EdibleBrands.com. But it didn't count on the respondent calling John Berryhill to pick apart the case. Now that ... Continue Reading6 Comments
Company Loses Bid to Take Decimal.com
· Policy & LawRespondent doesn't respond but still wins case. You know you brought a UDRP arbitration case in bad faith when the respondent doesn't bother to respond and you still win lose. That's what happened with the generic domain name Decimal.com. Radiation ... Continue Reading8 Comments
Someone’s Shouting the F-Bomb About Fbomb.com
· Policy & LawObscure clothing company wins fbomb.com in arbitration. In January I wrote about an ongoing auction at Sedo for the domain name Fbomb.com. Here's what I wrote: "FBomb.com - $1,500 - so many uses" There are so many uses because of the generic ... Continue Reading18 Comments
New UDRP Domain Arbitration Search Engine Launches
· Policy & LawUDRPsearch.com searches cases at National Arbitration Forum and WIPO. A new UDRP search engine, UDRPsearch.com, has launched. The web site allows you to search cases at both National Arbitration Forum and World Intellectual Property Organization ... Continue Reading6 Comments
Howard Neu Saves Domain from Being Flushed Down Toilet
· Policy & LawKohlerSucks.com saved at National Arbitration Forum. A $4,331 toilet from KohlerKohler Co., which does everything from manufacture toilets to develop golf resorts, should read up on domain arbitration rules prior to filing its next request under UDRP. ... Continue Reading5 Comments
Billion Dollar Company Loses Key Domain Name
· Policy & LawSilicon Labs loses domain name, fights to get it back. Austin, Texas-based Silicon Labs (NASDAQ: SLAB) has lost control of a key domain name, SiliconLabs.com. The company has filed for arbitration with National Arbitration Forum to regain control of ... Continue Reading23 Comments