UDRPsearch.com searches cases at National Arbitration Forum and WIPO. A new UDRP search engine, UDRPsearch.com, has launched. The web site allows you to search cases at both National Arbitration Forum and World Intellectual Property Organization ... Continue Reading6 Comments
Howard Neu Saves Domain from Being Flushed Down Toilet
· Policy & LawKohlerSucks.com saved at National Arbitration Forum. A $4,331 toilet from KohlerKohler Co., which does everything from manufacture toilets to develop golf resorts, should read up on domain arbitration rules prior to filing its next request under UDRP. ... Continue Reading5 Comments
Jim Morrison Estate Wants Domain Name
· Policy & LawJimMorrison.com in dispute at WIPO. The estate of the late rocker Jim Morrison wants the domain name JimMorrison.com, and it is taking its fight to World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) under UDRP rules. The domain name is currently ... Continue Reading6 Comments
Billion Dollar Company Loses Key Domain Name
· Policy & LawSilicon Labs loses domain name, fights to get it back. Austin, Texas-based Silicon Labs (NASDAQ: SLAB) has lost control of a key domain name, SiliconLabs.com. The company has filed for arbitration with National Arbitration Forum to regain control of ... Continue Reading23 Comments
Ghosts Can’t Tap Taps.com Domain Name
· Policy & LawParanormal society fails to win case for Taps.com. An arbitration panel -- presumably made up of humans and not ghosts -- has ruled that the The Atlantic Paranormal Society has no rights to the domain name Taps.com. The Atlantic Paranormal Society ... Continue Reading5 Comments
Viacom Loses South Park Domain Dispute
· Policy & LawCompany uses UDRP to go after copyright infringer. Panel doesn't bite. Viacom has lost another domain dispute. But this time it wasn't trying to steal a generic domain name; it was trying to shut down a web site containing copyrighted material. ... Continue Reading6 Comments
Ari Goldberger Defends PropellerHead.com
· Policy & LawDomain attorney helps registrant keep domain name in UDRP. When you think of "propeller head", what comes to mind? I think of those beanie hats with a propeller on them. You know, the type that nerds wear. Pilots might think of the plane ... Continue Reading7 Comments
One More Reason Not to Move your Domain Names Offshore
· Policy & LawMutual Jurisdiction may come back to haunt you. At a session Friday afternoon at Domainer Mardi Gras I made the case that moving your domain names offshore may not be a good idea, both from a protection standpoint and logistics. Earlier in the day ... Continue Reading9 Comments
Arbitrator: Viacom is a Jackass
· Policy & LawArbitrator decides Viacom shouldn't get Jackass.com. "We look like Jackasses."This is a follow up to a story Domain Name Wire first published in December. Viacom (NYSE: VIA.B), parent company of MTV, filed a UDRP complaint to get the domain name ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Trademark Holders Continue to Reclaim .Me Domain Names
· Policy & LawSprite.me and Firefox.me go back to their rightful owners. When .me launched to the general public last year, it was clear that a lot of people hadn't heard of cybersquatting. Domain names like Porsche.me, Toyota.me, and Firefox.me were snapped up ... Continue Reading11 Comments