Cookie and gift seller loses arbitration for domain 1800cookies.com. Cookie and gift company Mrs. Fields has lost an arbitration case at National Arbitration Forum for the domain name 1800cookies.com. Mrs. Fields has a trademark for 1-800-Cookies, ... Continue Reading16 Comments
Peaches Uniforms Wants a Bite Out Of Peaches.com
· Policy & LawUniform company files arbitration to get Peaches.com domain. Peaches.com wouldbe sweeter.Peaches Uniforms, a seller of fashion uniforms and scrubs to women in the medical industry, has filed an arbitration request with National Arbitration Forum to ... Continue Reading12 Comments
PokerHost.net Owner Wins Reverse Domain Hijacking Charge
· Policy & LawRuss "Dutch" Boyd gets a royal flush. Dutch Boyd cleans up atthe tables and WIPO.Last month I wrote about arbitration proceedings for the domain PokerHost.net. The complainant -- online poker company Poker Host Inc which operates PokerHost.com -- ... Continue Reading4 Comments
MTV: Don’t Be a Jackass
· Policy & LawMTV wants Jackass.com. It better prepare for an uphill battle. Who are you calling a Jackass?MTV's parent company Viacom (NYSE: VIA.b) filed for arbitration to get the domain name Jackass.com, a case that commenced at WIPO on December 5. There are ... Continue Reading17 Comments
UDRP Watch: Ping.me, GoldenGlobes.com, and NameJet Typo
· Policy & LawA review of recently filed domain name arbitration cases. Here's a quick look at recently filed arbitration cases at WIPO and National Arbitration Forum. Check back for updates as the cases are decided. Ping.me: Although the domain owner won't ... Continue Reading7 Comments
Is PokerHost.com Fudging Dates?
· Policy & LawOnline casino files UDRP, but when was it actually founded? PokerHost.com has filed a UDRP complaint with WIPO to get the domain name PokerHost.NET. If you're not familiar with the online poker industry, many poker sites use the .net version of their ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Big Companies Get Benefit of Doubt in UDRP Decisions
· Policy & LawA recent UDRP decision begs the question, do big companies get the benefit of doubt in UDRP? Most UDRP arbitration filings are against small time domain owners. So a recent case caught my eye because the respondent was a major media company, Scripps ... Continue Reading2 Comments
BMEzine Files Response to BME.com Lawsuit
· Policy & LawAn update to the ongoing saga over BME.com. BMEzine.com's home page.BMEzine has filed a response to Gregory Ricks' lawsuit over the domain name BME.com. Here's a quick history: -In August, Gregory Ricks lost the domain name BME.com in a WIPO ... Continue Reading8 Comments
Rock Group Wants ThirdEyeBlind.net
· Policy & LawAlternative rock group files UDRP to get domain name ahead of new album release. Rock group Third Eye Blind has filed a UDRP claim to get the domain name ThirdEyeBlind.net. The claim was filed by lead vocalist Stephan Jenkins' production company. ... Continue Reading6 Comments
Porsche.me: Money Down the Drain
· Policy & LawMan who shelled out big bucks in .me auction kicking himself now. Pity poor Georg Kohler of Brazil. In August I wrote about how he snapped up car company names in the .me launch auctions. He even paid $90,025 for Toyota.me. Apparently he hadn't ... Continue Reading33 Comments