This case illustrates why panelists question domain investors' explanations for registering domain names. There's a difference between domain investors and cybersquatters. Unfortunately, the former are often grouped in with the latter and given a ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Lots of Mike Morgans learn about reverse domain name hijacking case
· Policy & LawA World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) panel has found Candy Cloud IP LLC guilty of reverse domain name hijacking (pdf) in a particularly egregious case. And bizarrely, a bunch of people named Mike Morgan were notified about the ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Court finds reverse domain name hijacking in celluvation.com case
· Policy & LawJudge overturns WIPO decision. United States District Judge Tana Lin has ruled in favor of domain owner Stanley Pace in a domain name dispute. Pace owns about 60,000 domain names including celluvation.com. Jos Daniel filed a UDRP against Pace ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Fly Go Voyager SRL tries reverse domain name hijacking
· Policy & LawRomanian travel company files cybersquatting case against domain registered before it existed. A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has determined (pdf) that Fly Go Voyager SRL attempted to reverse the domain name hijack ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Hosting company’s parking page nullifies reverse domain name hijacking
· UncategorizedA UDRP panelist has, with "considerable hesitation," determined (pdf) that a case was not reverse domain name hijacking because the registrar added pay-per-click ads to the domain's landing page. Samet Kalıp Ve Madeni Eşya Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.Ş, which ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Makers of hit song Baby Shark win BabyShark.com fight
· Policy & LawTry to get this song out of your head. The makers of the viral hit song Baby Shark have won a cybersquatting challenge against the owner of BabyShark.com. Smart Study Co. and its Pinkfong division created the children's song named after one of ... Continue Reading7 Comments
WIPO published 4 UDRP rejections today
· Policy & LawWIPO published an unusually high number of denied cases today. World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) publishes a handful of UDRP decisions every business day. On many days, all of the cases are found in favor of the Complainant. This ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Australian server company tries reverse domain name hijacking
· Policy & LawWIPO panelist determines that Australian company filed cybersquatting case in bad faith. An Australian hosting and server business has been found to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking. GSL Networks Pty Ltd. operates a business called ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Are companies using a new UDRP process to get access to private Whois information?
· Policy & LawNew process unlocks Whois information for $500 or less. With public Whois information becoming a thing of the past, companies might be using UDRP as a backdoor way to access domain name ownership information. UDRP providers have changed their ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Pharmaceutical supply chain company SkyCell AG attempts reverse domain hijacking
· Policy & LawWIPO panel finds that the company filed a UDRP in bad faith. A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has determined that SkyCell AG attempted to reverse domain name hijack SkyCell.com. The company, which offers supply chain solutions ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
