Fashion magazine loses domain name dispute. Runway Magazine has a domain name issue. The print publication uses the domain name RunwayBeauty.com for its online presence. It also has RunwayMagazine.us. It also registered RunwayMagazine.info/.biz, ... Continue Reading12 Comments
Judge: There Can Only Be One “Hot Russian Brides”
· Policy & LawMatchmaking company wins rights to domain name. Retired New York State Supreme Court justice Ralph Yachnin has ruled that only one company has rights to the term "Hot Russian Brides" in web addresses. Acting as an arbitrator for National Arbitration ... Continue Reading12 Comments
Sears and Diners Club Lose Domain Disputes
· Policy & LawTwo big companies fail to impress domain arbitrators. To big companies -- merchandiser Sears and credit provider Diners Club International -- found themselves on the losing end of domain disputes yesterday. Sears lost a challenge for the domain ... Continue Reading2 Comments
You Make the Call: JosephSchlessinger.com
· Policy & LawYale professor wins domain name case. Was it the right decision? I came across an interesting WIPO domain dispute today for JosephSchlessinger.com. The case was brought by Joseph Schlessinger, a professor at Yale. The case initially caught my ... Continue Reading10 Comments
Roy Messer Defends Rent A Car Domain Name
· Policy & LawNational Car Rental loses case over domain name. Roy Messer, perhaps most famous for selling Vodka.com for $3M, has successfully defended the domain name NationalRentaCar.com through UDRP. The majority of the panel found that the domain name was ... Continue Reading3 Comments
LACOSTE Bullies Domain Name Owner, Loses
· Policy & LawDesigner threatens person with last name LaCoste. Famous designer Lacoste Alligator S.A. has threatened a Massachusetts woman over her company name and domain name, which happens to be the woman's last name: LaCoste. In October 2008 the designer ... Continue Reading20 Comments
EducationDynamics Snags a Generic Domain Through Arbitration
· Policy & LawAfter losing challenges for three generic domains, school referral service wins a biggie. EducationDynamics, LLC has made several attempts to get generic domain names through UDRP domain arbitration. It has lost cases for earn-your-degree.com, ... Continue Reading7 Comments
Games Lawyers Play, UDRP Edition
· Policy & LawComplainant tries to pull a fast one on arbitration panel. Today I was reading through the domain arbitration decision for ComPart.com, a domain owned by Vertical Axis. The complainant, a German company called Compart, said that the parked page at ... Continue Reading15 Comments
Domain Arbitration is Like The Energizer Bunny: Keep Filing and Filing and…
· Policy & LawThere's no limit to the number of times a complainant can file a UDRP. I've written a few times about domain arbitration cases in which the complainant re-files a case for the same domain name. It seems kind of like an appeal process for the ... Continue Reading12 Comments
Brady Quinn’s Domain Name Intercepted
· Policy & LawCleveland Browns quarterback loses arbitration for BradyQuinn.com. Brady Quinn's domain name has been intercepted. The Cleveland Browns quarterback filed for arbitration at National Arbitration Forum to get the domain name BradyQuinn.com from a ... Continue Reading7 Comments