Domain 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
You can’t phone in a UDRP even if it’s a slam dunk
· Policy & LawThis should have been an easy case to win. Every once in a while, I come across a cybersquatting case that seems like a slam dunk for the complainant, but the case is denied. Often, this is because the complainant submitted a poor filing. Sometimes ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Samba TV tries to reverse hijack domain name
· Policy & LawTV analytics company went after a domain registered well before it existed. Earlier today, I wrote about the hummingbird.com UDRP and stated that I was surprised the panelist didn't consider reverse domain name hijacking. National Arbitration ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Hummingbird.com UDRP (unsurprisingly) denied
· Policy & LawThis case was dead on arrival. Hummingbird RegTech, Inc. has failed to get the domain name hummingbird.com through a cybersquatting claim. The case was dead on arrival, and I'm a bit surprised that the panelist didn't consider reverse domain ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment