Lyon contributed significantly to UDRP jurisprudence and wasn't afraid to call out bad complaints. A prolific UDRP panelist has passed away. Richard Grant Lyon was one of the original UDRP panelists and contributed significantly to its ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Viviendas Universales S.A.S. tries to reverse hijack viviendas.com
· Policy & LawDomain owner registered the dictionary term before the company existed. A World Intellectual Property Organization panel has ruled that home lending company Viviendas Universales S.A.S. tried to reverse domain name hijack ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
German company tries to reverse hijack obo.com
· Policy & LawThe company either didn't undertake basic research or ignored what it discovered. A World Intellectual Property Organization panel has found that OBO Bettermann Holding GmbH & Co. KG tried to reverse domain name hijack the domain name ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Healthyr, LLC tries reverse domain name hijacking
· Policy & LawI don't understand why the Complainant wasted its money. Sometimes I read a UDRP and scratch my head. What was the Complainant thinking? That's my response to Healthyr, LLC v. Jonathan Curd, filed with World Intellectual Property ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Presonate.com dispute ends in reverse domain name hijacking
· Policy & LawMan registered domain well before Complainant existed. A Hungarian company has been found to have tried reverse domain name hijacking presonate.com. Presonate Zrt filed the dispute against a person in India who registered the domain in ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Two lawyers file a UDRP and…
· Policy & LawIt's a reverse domain name hijacking case. Every once in a while, a law firm files a UDRP as a complainant. The results can be disastrous when the firm doesn't specialize in intellectual property. So I give some credit to Hale Law, P.A., in ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
How cybersquatting hurts domain investors
· Policy & LawThis 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