Think UDRP panels are inconsistent? Here's proof. If you think UDRP panel decisions are inconsistent, look no further than three cases involving New York grocer The Food Emporium. It filed three separate actions under UDRP for FoodEmporium.com, ... Continue Reading7 Comments
BMEzine.com Picks up BME.com in WIPO Dispute
· Policy & LawGregory Ricks loses three character domain name. Long time domainer Gregory Ricks has lost the domain name BME.com to BMEzine.com, LLC. Ricks lost the case because of the content of recent parked pages on the domain and because the panel found that ... Continue Reading12 Comments
DNN.com: History Behind Domain Name News’ New Domain
· Policy & LawDomain Name News has scored the domain DNN.com. But there's a story behind the domain. Last week domain news site Domain Name News announced that it had acquired the domain name DNN.com for use with its web site. This is a great domain and the team ... Continue Reading24 Comments
Big Companies Go After .Mobi Domain Names
· Policy & LawA sign of strength for .mobi? Big companies file UDRPs to get .mobi domains. Are big companies starting to pay more attention to .mobi? Recent UDRP filings with WIPO and National Arbitration Forum show this may be the case. In the past two months, ... Continue Reading15 Comments
Arbitrator: Fired.com Complainant “Sorely Misguided”
· Policy & LawWorld2Work Corporation loses Fired.com claim; panel has harsh words for company and lawyer. A one person panel has found in favor of the owner of Fired.com in a bizarre UDRP case. World2Work Corporation and founder Scott R. Sargis, which runs the ... Continue Reading10 Comments
Max Levchin’s Slide Loses Domain Name Challenge
· Policy & LawWidget company loses UDRP arbitration for 128 domain names. PayPal co-founder Max Levchin and his internet widget company Slide have lost a UDRP decision to obtain the domain SlideTV.com and 127 other associated domain names. Slide has raised over ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Giants Play Ball for GiantsBaseball.com
· Policy & LawMajor League Baseball continues aggressive campaign for team names. Major League Baseball and the San Francisco Giants want to to get their hands on GiantsBaseball.com. The domain is owned by a Carmel, California man and was registered in 1999, and ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Guest Article: How Do I Become a UDRP Arbitration Panelist?
· Policy & LawA look at the qualifications of UDRP arbitration panelists. [Editor's note: a few weeks ago a couple readers, who were distraught by a recent domain dispute that seemed to be decided unfairly, asked what it takes to be a UDRP panelist who decides ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Chicago Olympics in 2016? The Games have Begun Online.
· Policy & LawChicago Olympics committee wants to get Chicago2016.com. The Olympic focus right now may be in Beijing for the summer Olympics, but there's already an Olympic battle in Chicago. Chicago is in the running for the 2016 Olympics and the Chicago ... Continue Reading6 Comments
What are Milk Duds? Hershey’s Says It’s Chocolate.
· Policy & LawHershey's wins MilkDuds.com domain name in National Arbitration Forum decision. When you hear the word "Milk Duds", what comes to mind? Most people probably think of the milk chocolate covered caramel candy. The owner of MilkDuds.com tried to argue ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment