Hershey's wins MilkDuds.com domain name in National Arbitration Forum decision. When you hear the word "Milk Duds", what comes to mind? Most people probably think of the milk chocolate covered caramel candy. The owner of MilkDuds.com tried to argue ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Wicked Fashions Thinks it Owns The South Pole (.com)
· Policy & LawCompany files UDRP for generic domain name. Who owns the South Pole?A clothing company thinks it does.Photo from Wikimedia CommonsThe onslaught of companies trying to steal generic domain names continues. The latest attempt is from Wicked Fashions, ... Continue Reading6 Comments
Future Media Architects Prevails Against Equifax for EFX.com
· Policy & LawCompany wins three character domain dispute. After losing a UDRP for the generic domain name LH.com to airline Lufthansa, Future Media Architects (FMA) has won a case against credit heavyweight Equifax for EFX.com. FMA claimed that Equifax decided to ... Continue Reading10 Comments
.UK Registry Nominet Gets Nominet.com
· Policy & LawRegistry for United Kingdom domain names gets .com version of its name through UDRP. Nominet, the registry responsible for managing the .uk country code domain name, has won the domain name Nominet.com through arbitration at World Intellectual Property ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Acronym Domain Name Owners Stave Off Attacks
· Policy & LawOwners of three and four character domain names win UDRP decisions. Owning short domain names comes with risks. They are prized domains, and many people want to get their hands on them. The owner of Ace.com recently won its case, but the assaults ... Continue Reading5 Comments
UniversityofTexas.com Handed Over to University
· Policy & LawAfter filing UDRP, owner of domain hands it over. Last month I wrote about a UDRP arbitration request by The University of Texas, which was seeking to get the domain name UniversityofTexas.com. After The University of Texas' Board of Regents filed the ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
How to Save UDRP from Bad Panel Decisions
· Policy & LawA proposal to rectify bad UDRP decisions when there is dissenting opinion. If you read any of the domain blogs and forums out there, you probably read about the recent LH.com UDRP decision courtesy of a three person panel at National Arbitration Forum. ... Continue Reading19 Comments
Seinfeld Isn’t Laughing about JerrySeinfeld.com
· Policy & LawComedian files arbitration request to get hands on domain name. Comedian Jerry Seinfeld or his management company or Sony is going after the domain name JerrySeinfeld.com, currently owned by Anything.com LTD. The case commenced on April 22 and will be ... Continue Reading35 Comments
University of Texas Goes After Domain Name
· Policy & LawUniversity files arbitration for UniversityOfTexas.com. The University of Texas System (my alma mater) has filed an arbitration under UDRP to obtain the domain name UniversityofTexas.com. The arbitration was filed with National Arbitration Forum on ... Continue Reading14 Comments
Ace.com Owner Wins Arbitration
· Policy & LawAfter $450,000 offer rejected, ACE Limited filed and lost UDRP arbitration. WebMagic Ventures, owner of Ace.com, has won an arbitration brought against it by ACE Limited, an insurance company. This is an extraordinary case given the value of the ... Continue Reading11 Comments