Chicago 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
Wicked Fashions Thinks it Owns The South Pole (.com)
· Policy & LawCompany files UDRP for generic domain name. Who owns the South Pole?A clothing company thinks it does.Photo from Wikimedia CommonsThe onslaught of companies trying to steal generic domain names continues. The latest attempt is from Wicked Fashions, ... Continue Reading6 Comments
Future Media Architects Prevails Against Equifax for EFX.com
· Policy & LawCompany wins three character domain dispute. After losing a UDRP for the generic domain name LH.com to airline Lufthansa, Future Media Architects (FMA) has won a case against credit heavyweight Equifax for EFX.com. FMA claimed that Equifax decided to ... Continue Reading10 Comments
World2Work Releases Statement About Fired.com UDRP Case
· Policy & LawCompany claims rights to domain because prior owner has not used it. After Domain Name Wire posted a story about the Fired.com UDRP case and contacted World2Work Corporation, the complainant, World2Work and its attorney released a statement about the ... Continue Reading11 Comments
C.S. Lewis Beats off .Mobi Cybersquatter
· Policy & Law, UncategorizedC.S. Lewis estate gets hands on Narnia.mobi. I have to hand it to Richard Saville-Smith and his family. Ever since the estate of C.S. Lewis, famous for The Chronicles of Narnia books, filed a UDRP against him for registering Narnia.mobi, his family ... Continue Reading12 Comments
Company Goes After Fired.com in UDRP
· Policy & LawHere's a UDRP case that will get domainers "fired" up. A company that filed for a trademark on the term "fired" in 2004 has filed a UDRP against the owner of Fired.com to try to get the domain name. The case commenced yesterday at National Arbitration ... Continue Reading7 Comments
.UK Registry Nominet Gets Nominet.com
· Policy & LawRegistry for United Kingdom domain names gets .com version of its name through UDRP. Nominet, the registry responsible for managing the .uk country code domain name, has won the domain name Nominet.com through arbitration at World Intellectual Property ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Arbitration Panel Punts on All.com
· Policy & LawAll.com domain dispute denied by WIPO panel; forgery claims too much to handle. A three member WIPO panel has denied a complaint for the domain name All.com, saying the case is outside of UDRP's scope. The case involves an alleged sale of the domain ... Continue Reading6 Comments
Facebook Wins Facebook.com.au Domain Name
· Policy & LawSocial networking behemoth wins domain name from Australian company. Facebook has won the Facebook.com.au domain name from Australian company Callverse Pty Ltd. The domain name currently advertises a "click to call service" that is "coming ... Continue Reading7 Comments