Company awarded 2 of 4 domain names related to Merrill Lynch acquisition. It's not often that I read a domain name arbitration decision and think a cybersquatter won. But that's the case with a recent decision handed down through National Arbitration ... Continue Reading7 Comments
SAP Loses Another Domain Name Case
· Policy & LawSoftware giant goes after SAP consulting company and loses. Enterprise software company SAP (NYSE: SAP) has lost another domain name dispute. The company went after the domain name Unisap.com, which has been used by a provider of SAP consulting ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Anteaters Fail to Eat Ant.com
· Policy & LawAttorney John Berryhill successfully defends Ant.com in UDRP case. Attorney John Berryhill has defended big animals such as Elephant.com. He's even defended swine flu-carrying animals such as Pig.com. But he must have really set aside his ego to ... Continue Reading6 Comments
Tucows Gets “Victory” in Domain Dispute
· Policy & LawPanel refuses to hear case due to lawsuit. Tucows (AMEX: TCX) appears to be joining a chorus of domain name owners who are bypassing UDRP and filing lawsuits in response to domain disputes. In a recent case DNA (Housemarks) Limited, owner of the ... Continue Reading8 Comments
Tamiflu Maker Goes After Swine Flu Domain Names
· Policy & LawTamiflu maker files for arbitration to get swine flu domain names. Roche, maker of flu medicine Tamiflu, has filed two separate arbitration cases with World Intellectual Property Organization to get domain names related to its brand that are taking ... Continue Reading17 Comments
UDRP Arbitration: A Case of Laziness?
· Policy & LawFilta.com case calls into question (lack of) incentives of UDRP arbitrators. I recently read through documents related to Filta.com, a domain name awarded to the complainant in a National Arbitration Forum case on April 23. The case is disturbing on ... Continue Reading17 Comments
There’s Something About Cameron Diaz’ Domain Name
· Policy & LawActress files for arbitration to get CameronDiaz.com. Cameron Diaz has joined a slate of celebrities to recently file for arbitration to get domain names. Yesterday a case commenced at National Arbitration Forum for the domain name ... Continue Reading7 Comments
Jay Leno Tries to Tackle Cybersquatting Problem
· Policy & LawComedian files claims for three domain names, but still hasn't done anything with JayLeno.com Comedian Jay Leno has filed claims with World Intellectual Property Organization to get three domain names: jaylenoshow.com, weeknightswithjayleno.com, and ... Continue Reading24 Comments
Refreshing Discourse from a Domain Name Arbitrator
· Policy & LawDissenting arbitrator says many domain arbitration panels are missing the point. A recent WIPO domain name dispute for RuggedSwitch.com was found in favor of the complainant (read case). But one of the three arbitrators on the case --Diane Cabell -- ... Continue Reading26 Comments
Denver Nuggets and Jim Carrey Fight for Domain Names
· Policy & LawThe NBA and Denver Nuggets basketball team have filed a complaint with World Intellectual Property Organization to get the domain name DenverNuggets.com. The domain name currently forwards to NBAtix.com, which sells sporting tickets. However, it appears ... Continue Reading5 Comments