Panel finds that it filed a cybersquatting claim in bad faith. A National Arbitration Forum panel has found (pdf) that financial giant Charles Schwab tried to reverse domain name hijack schwabfinancialcare .com. The domain name is owned by Simon ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Retail property developer hit with another RDNH
· Policy & LawAre more to come? Majid Al Futtaim Properties LLC, a Dubai retail property developer, has been found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking (pdf) for a second time. The company filed a case against Matajer.net. It has a shopping mall called ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Tox Pressotechnik tries to reverse hijack tox.com
· Policy & LawGerman company tries to get valuable three letter domain name without paying the market price. Tox Pressotechnik GmbH & Co. KG has been found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking (pdf) in a cybersquatting dispute over tox.com. The company ... Continue Reading3 Comments
TRX.com owner sues for reverse domain name hijacking
· Policy & LawDomain owner halts transfer of domain with lawsuit. The owner of trx.com has filed a lawsuit (pdf) in the wake of an adverse UDRP decision. A National Arbitration Forum panelist awarded Fitness Anywhere LLC the domain name in a dispute decided ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Talking to UDRP panelists – DNW Podcast #414
· PodcastsHere's what Nat Cohen told panelists in Geneva. Last month Nat Cohen was invited to speak at a World Intellectual Property Organization UDRP workshop in Geneva. He was able to talk to UDRP panelists and practitioners about what domain name ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
TRX .com lost in a UDRP. Let’s dig in.
· Policy & LawNat Cohen analyzes a recent UDRP case for TRX.com. A National Arbitration Forum panel has ordered TRX.com transferred to Fitness Anywhere LLC. The domain owner didn't do himself any favors. He appears to have used incorrect Whois information and ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Morgan Stanley loses cybersquatting case
· Policy & LawPanelist wisely considers all of the facts. Financial behemoth Morgan Stanley has lost a cybersquatting dispute that shows the importance of panelists thinking about cases before deciding them, even when the domain owner doesn't respond. When ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
ProjectPay Pty Ltd tries reverse domain name hijacking
· Policy & LawThere was an obvious flaw in this cybersquatting case. A World Intellectual Property Organization panel has determined that ProjectPay Pty Ltd, tried to reverse domain name hijack projectpay.com. The company uses the domains ProjectPay.com.au ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
UDRP case “contaminated” by presiding panelist
· Policy & LawPanelists dispute how much private research panelists can undertake. Two panelists in a World Intellectual Property Organization case have rejected the dispute based on the actions of the presiding panelist. In one of the most bizarre UDRP cases ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Turkish firm tries to reverse hijack dagi.com
· Policy & LawPanel determines it was a "Plan B" filing. A World Intellectual Property Organization panel has found (pdf) Dagi Giyim San to have tried reverse domain name hijacking dagi.com The Turkish clothing retailer uses the domain dagi.com.tr and, ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
