Paranormal society fails to win case for Taps.com. An arbitration panel -- presumably made up of humans and not ghosts -- has ruled that the The Atlantic Paranormal Society has no rights to the domain name Taps.com. The Atlantic Paranormal Society ... Continue Reading5 Comments
Ari Goldberger Defends PropellerHead.com
· Policy & LawDomain attorney helps registrant keep domain name in UDRP. When you think of "propeller head", what comes to mind? I think of those beanie hats with a propeller on them. You know, the type that nerds wear. Pilots might think of the plane ... Continue Reading7 Comments
Peaches.com Successfully Defended
· Policy & LawDomain owner wins arbitration case. Not so sweet.With the help of attorney John Berryhill, 24-7 Outdoors Inc. has successfully defended its domain name Peaches.com. Domain Name Wire first wrote about this case in December. The complainant, Peaches ... Continue Reading5 Comments
Ari Goldberger Gets Win for FullTerm.com
· Policy & LawDomain lawyer Ari Goldberger gets another win, but the panel creates a tough hurdle for reverse domain name hijacking. Domain lawyer Ari Goldberger successfully defended FullTerm.com in a UDRP dispute at National Arbitration Forum. The case pitted ... Continue Reading8 Comments
Dough! Mrs. Fields Loses 1800cookies.com Case
· Policy & LawCookie and gift seller loses arbitration for domain 1800cookies.com. Cookie and gift company Mrs. Fields has lost an arbitration case at National Arbitration Forum for the domain name 1800cookies.com. Mrs. Fields has a trademark for 1-800-Cookies, ... Continue Reading16 Comments
Peaches Uniforms Wants a Bite Out Of Peaches.com
· Policy & LawUniform company files arbitration to get Peaches.com domain. Peaches.com wouldbe sweeter.Peaches Uniforms, a seller of fashion uniforms and scrubs to women in the medical industry, has filed an arbitration request with National Arbitration Forum to ... Continue Reading12 Comments
UDRP Watch: Ping.me, GoldenGlobes.com, and NameJet Typo
· Policy & LawA review of recently filed domain name arbitration cases. Here's a quick look at recently filed arbitration cases at WIPO and National Arbitration Forum. Check back for updates as the cases are decided. Ping.me: Although the domain owner won't ... Continue Reading7 Comments
Big Companies Get Benefit of Doubt in UDRP Decisions
· Policy & LawA recent UDRP decision begs the question, do big companies get the benefit of doubt in UDRP? Most UDRP arbitration filings are against small time domain owners. So a recent case caught my eye because the respondent was a major media company, Scripps ... Continue Reading2 Comments
DomainFight Searches UDRP Arbitration Cases
· Policy & LawSearch tool scans both NAF and WIPO cases. One of the frustrations I encounter when researching UDRP arbitration cases is that there are two primary databases to search. Most decisions that matter are handled by National Arbitration Forum (NAF) and ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Texas Domainer Wins Case Against California Agency
· Policy & LawAttorney and domain investor wins case brought by California train service. Texas attorney, lobbyist, and domain investor Ramiro Canales has successfully defended an attack on one of his company's domain names, CapitolCorridor.com. Capitol Corridor ... Continue Reading1 Comment