Company filed cybersquatting complaint against FairMarkets.com after failing to buy domain name from its rightful owner. A financial products company called ILQ Australia Pty Ltd has been found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking over the domain ... Continue Reading1 Comment
What are the standards for common law trademarks in UDRP cases?
· Policy & LawAn NAF panelist is very generous is accepting common law trademark rights. A National Arbitration Forum panelist recently awarded the domain name YouAreOK.com to T & P Holding Company, LLC. This company owns several hair salons and boutiques in ... Continue Reading5 Comments
This is not what UDRP was created for
· Policy & LawDo you call this cybersquatting? A National Arbitration Forum panelist has found in favor of clothing company Guess in a dispute over the domain names guessandco.info, guessandco.org, guessandcoshareholder.info, theguessbreadcompany.com, ... Continue Reading6 Comments
URS is fast and cheap, but…
· Policy & LawYou might not win if the respondent puts up a fight. On the face of it, it seems that the Uniform Rapid Suspension (URS) system was tailor made for cases like this: virgin-atlantic.cloud. But that doesn't mean you can just phone it in. A National ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Cybersquatting complaints against .com domains are dropping
· Policy & LawHere's a story you've not heard told: For many years, the number of UDRPs aimed at .COM domains has been declining. Does that come as a surprise? We hear about high-profile UDRPs all the time, and the newsworthy cases usually involve some valuable domain ... Continue Reading14 Comments
TGW.com saved in weird UDRP
· Policy & LawNo reverse domain name hijacking, but TGW.com to remain with owner. A three-person National Arbitration Forum panel has denied a case seeking transfer of TGW.com and thegolfwarehouse.com. The complainant, RG Golf, Inc. (“Complainant”) filed the case ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Domain Owner sues National Arbitration Forum and complainant after losing UDRP
· Policy & LawLawsuit names UDRP complainant and National Arbitration Forum. VirtualPoint, Inc., which operates the site UDRPSearch.com, has filed a lawsuit after losing a UDRP for the domain name WindCreek.com. The company filed the suit (pdf) against not only ... Continue Reading9 Comments
An interesting inconsistency in UDRP rulings
· Policy & LawThis panelist has a different standard for the first element of UDRP. This morning I was reading the UDRP decision for CallFinder.com. Panelist David Einhorn got the answer correct -- the domain name shouldn't have been transferred to a company ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Philip Morris takes down gripe sites in sloppy cybersquatting decision
· Policy & LawTobacco company convinces arbitration panelist to hand over domain names used to criticize it. Philip Morris has won another cybersquatting complaint against a long time nemesis. The company convinced a single member National Arbitration Forum ... Continue Reading6 Comments
Bid.tv domain handed over in UDRP
· Policy & LawDomain name expired after company was put in administration. National Arbitration Forum panelist Neil Anthony Brown has ordered the domain name Bid.tv transferred. The story of this domain name is interesting. It was used by UK company Sit-Up Ltd ... Continue Reading7 Comments