Arbitrator sued in Houston for allegedly presuming guilt. One of National Arbitration Forum's (NAF) most prolific arbitrators, The Honorable Carolyn Marks Johnson, has been sued in Houston for alleged judicial misconduct. Judge Johnson has been an ... Continue Reading23 Comments
Think Tank Loses Hilarious Arbitration for .Com of Its Name
· Policy & LawConservative "think tank" gets mud on its face by not registering .com domain name. Many domain arbitration decisions are dry reads. But I found myself cracking up this morning reading the case of SutherlandInstitute.com. Southerland Institute is a ... Continue Reading7 Comments
An Arbitrator’s View of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking
· Policy & LawHow a UDRP panellist approaches the issues of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking and abuse of process. by The Hon Neil Brown QC [Editor's note: in this exclusive guest article, The Hon. Neil Brown explains how he approaches the question of reverse domain ... Continue Reading21 Comments
Heineken Wants Heineken.tel Domain Name
· Policy & LawBrewer files complaint with World Intellectual Property Association. Heineken Espana, SA, has filed for arbitration at World Intellectual Property Organization to get the domain name Heineken.tel. .Tel is a new domain name designed to be a ... Continue Reading17 Comments
Feedback on Implementation Recommendation Team Final Report
· Policy & LawHere's the feedback I just submitted to ICANN regarding the IRT Final Report. The deadline to submit comments to ICANN for the Implementation Response Team's recommendations, including introducing a new rapid suspension scheme for domain names, is ... Continue Reading8 Comments
Insurance Company Loses Generic Domain Name Land Grab
· Policy & LawCombined Insurance Group Ltd loses two domain name arbitration cases. Combined Insurance Group Ltd has lost two domain name battles for seemingly generic domains, CheapAutoInsurance.com and CheapAutosInsurance.com. The company claims trademark rights ... Continue Reading16 Comments
National Arbitration Forum FAIL
· Policy & LawDouble jeopardy comes to UDRP. Last week I wrote about a WIPO domain arbitration case in which a complainant refiled a case after losing the first time. The arbitrator ruled that the complainant didn't include any information in its refiled case that ... Continue Reading22 Comments
Three Letter Domain Thief Loses Another Domain Name
· Policy & LawSite Service International loses case for AHI.com. A company going by the name "Site Service International" has lost a domain name arbitration case for AHI.com. But before you cry "reverse domain name hijacking", there's more to this case than meets ... Continue Reading12 Comments
CrapShoot: Man Rolls Dice on Casinos.org
· Policy & LawMan files UDRP for domain name Casinos.org. To be fair, it was early this morning that I first saw an arbitration filing for the domain name Casinos.org at WIPO. I rubbed my eyes. This must be a joke, right? Perhaps there was more to the story, ... Continue Reading25 Comments
Bill Clinton Loses Domain Name Challenge
· Policy & LawFormer United States president Bill Clinton has lost a challenge for three domain names. Bill Clinton had a way of winning at the polls, but he couldn't persuade an arbitrator this month that he should have rights to the domain names ... Continue Reading13 Comments