Company omitted key details in cybersquatting filing. Dewberry Engineers Inc has been found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking (pdf) after omitting key details in a UDRP. The company filed a cybersquatting complaint against JKDewberry.com. ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Limble.com dispute validates brandable domain investing
· Policy & LawPanel provides a solid, nuanced discussion of domain investing that doesn't run afoul of UDRP. A World Intellectual Property Organization panel has rejected (pdf) a cybersquatting claim for limble.com, and its rationale will be valuable for future ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Slots.net case amazingly doesn’t result in RDNH finding
· Policy & LawIt's the second questionable finding by the same panelist in the same month. A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has ruled that the owner of slots.net was not cybersquatting. But shockingly, she did not rule it was a case of reverse ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Data center company tries to reverse hijack KIO.com
· Policy & LawWIPO Panel admonishes company and its counsel. Sixsigma Networks Mexico, S.A., an operator of data centers in Mexico, has been found to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking for the domain kio.com. The company inquired about buying the ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
This UDRP decision bothers me
· Policy & LawI don't think this is a clear-cut case of cybersquatting. A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has handed down a decision to transfer cic.marketing (pdf), and I find the case somewhat troubling. I say somewhat because the domain ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Reverse domain name hijacking in Unicaf domain dispute
· Policy & LawDomain was registered prior to any trademark rights accruing. A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has found (pdf) educational organization Unicaf LTD guilty of reverse domain name hijacking. The organization filed a UDRP against ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Fox.org transferred in UDRP, and I have questions
· Policy & LawWhat did Fox submit with its complaint? Because I found plenty of things to blow up its case. A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has ordered (pdf) the domain fox.org transferred to media giant Fox Media. Before you get ... Continue Reading3 Comments
LoLo.gifts owner tries to reverse domain name hijack LoLo.com
· Policy & LawWIPO panel denies cybersquatting claim over valuable four letter domain name. Lolo, LLC, a North Carolina company that operates a business at LoLo.gifts, has been found (pdf) to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking for the domain ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Australian homebuilder tries reverse domain name hijacking
· Policy & LawSecond level .au domain battle probably led to this dispute over a third level domain. Homebuilder.com.au IP Pty Ltd tried to reverse domain name hijack homebuilder.net.au, a World Intellectual Property Organization panel has determined ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Domain Capital defends ColombianCoffee.com in UDRP
· Policy & LawPanel notes the descriptive nature of the domain names and legitimacy of owning descriptive terms as an investment. Domain Capital has successfully defended (pdf) the domain name colombiancoffee.com in a UDRP. Federación Nacional de Cafeteros de ... Continue Reading2 Comments
