Billion dollar company let domain name expire, but wins it back in arbitration. Last month Domain Name Wire wrote about Silicon Labs (NASDAQ: SLAB), a billion dollar company that let the domain name SiliconLabs.com expire. (The company's web site is ... Continue Reading7 Comments
SmoothMove.com: Worst UDRP Decision Ever?
· Policy & LawSmoothMove.com decision may not be worst, but it should be high on the list. My blood is boiling. I think I just read one of the worst UDRP arbitration decisions ever. Michael Berkens got screwed, and I hope he takes action. In this case, ... Continue Reading24 Comments
Edible Arrangements Should Stick to Edibles
· Policy & LawWould you like a UDRP with that arrangement?Poor Edible Arrangements. All it wanted to do was swipe the domain name EdibleBrands.com. But it didn't count on the respondent calling John Berryhill to pick apart the case. Now that ... Continue Reading6 Comments
Company Loses Bid to Take Decimal.com
· Policy & LawRespondent doesn't respond but still wins case. You know you brought a UDRP arbitration case in bad faith when the respondent doesn't bother to respond and you still win lose. That's what happened with the generic domain name Decimal.com. Radiation ... Continue Reading8 Comments
GoDaddy Gets Split Decision in Domain Dispute
· Policy & LawGoDaddy wins one domain name, loses two others in UDRP. An arbitrator has handed down a split decision in a domain dispute brought by GoDaddy.com at World Intellectual Property Organization. As Domain Name Wire reported back in February, Go Daddy ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Scalar Decisions Inc.’s Shameful Domain Strategy
· Policy & LawA classic abuse of UDRP. Every once in a while you come across a classic example of abuse of UDRP domain name arbitration. That's the case with a recent decision for Scalar.com. The perpetrator was Scalar Decisions Inc, a fast growing technology ... Continue Reading15 Comments
Elizabeth Taylor Wants Her Name Back
· Policy & LawElizabethTaylor.com in dispute (again). Actress Elizabeth Taylor wants the domain name ElizabethTaylor.com and she (or her company) has filed a domain dispute with National Arbitration Forum to get the domain name. But this isn't the first time ... Continue Reading5 Comments
Marchex Defends Frontrunners.com Domain Name
· Policy & LawArbitration panel determines Marchex can keep domain name FrontRunners.com. If there ever was a frontrunner for "dubious UDRP domain arbitration case", FrontRunners.com may be it. Bradley D Mittman MD dba FRONTRUNNERS has a trademark to the term ... Continue Reading6 Comments
VirtualSex.com Pickup Attempt Denied
· Policy & LawOwner of VirtualSex.com defends domain name in arbitration. An arbitrator with World Intellectual Property Organization has ruled that the owners of VirtualSex.com can keep their domain name. A challenge was mounted by Digital Playground, Inc, an ... Continue Reading5 Comments
Someone’s Shouting the F-Bomb About Fbomb.com
· Policy & LawObscure clothing company wins fbomb.com in arbitration. In January I wrote about an ongoing auction at Sedo for the domain name Fbomb.com. Here's what I wrote: "FBomb.com - $1,500 - so many uses" There are so many uses because of the generic ... Continue Reading18 Comments