The group previously lost a cybersquatting dispute over the domain. A company trying to resurrect the doomed Fyre Festival has won the domain FyreFestival.com in a court case after the registrant failed to respond. LimeWr Fyre OU, which had its ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
New top level domain trademark frontrunning continues
· Policy & LawPeople want trademarks for top level domains even though the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office won't grant them. As happened before the last round of top level domain name expansion, individuals and companies are tipping their hands on top level ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Atom sends first trademark monitoring alert to domain sellers
· ServicesAlerts can help you understand potential buyers for your domain, as well as prevent cybersquatting issues. For a long time, Atom has sent notices to domain sellers when a domain listed on its platform has been registered in another extension. Now, ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Brand enforcement tactics – DNW Podcast #542
· PodcastsLearn why UDRP should be a last resort for many domain names. On today’s show, you’ll hear about the brand and trademark holder perspective of enforcement in the domain space. Daniel Greenberg, CEO of Lexsynergy, and Robert White, Head of Online ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
It’s a trademark issue, not cybersquatting
· Policy & LawComplainants need to understand the purpose of UDRP. Another company has mistaken what the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) can be used for. It's designed to quickly resolve clear-cut cases of cybersquatting, not trademark ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Paychex tries (and fails) to shoehorn trademark dispute into UDRP
· Policy & LawThe payroll company has a legitimate reason to go after this domain, but it doesn't qualify as cybersquatting under the UDRP. Payroll and Human Resources company Paychex (NASDAQ: PAYX) has failed to take down a website that uses the Paychex brand. ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Dot-brand top level domains will be different in the next new TLD round
· UncategorizedApplicants in the next round will come armed with plans to use them (I hope). I got an alert today of another dot-brand top level domain name owner pulling the plug on its domain name. Dabur, a company that sells Ayurveda (traditional medicine ... Continue Reading5 Comments
USPTO refuses OpenAI’s GPT trademark application
· Policy & LawGPT is a generic term for OpenAI's technology, reviewer states. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued a final refusal to OpenAI for its GPT trademark registration application. Registration was refused because "the applied mark merely ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Verizon wins $450k cybersquatting judgment
· Policy & LawCompany gets $50,000 in statutory damages per domain. Telecommunications company Verizon, through its Verizon Trademark Services LLC affiliate, has been awarded $450,000 in statutory damages against a cybersquatter. The company filed the case in ... Continue Reading5 Comments
Unstoppable Domains files three more trademark applications
· Policy & LawCompany continues to go after U.S. trademarks for its alt-root top level domains. Alt-root web3 domain name provider Unstoppable Domains has filed three more U.S. trademark applications corresponding to the names it offers. The company has ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
