Here'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
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
Video game company Build a Rocket Boy tried reverse domain name hijacking
· Policy & LawGaming companies duke it out in cybersquatting dispute. A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has found (pdf) Build a Rocket Boy Games Ltd guilty of reverse domain name hijacking. The video game company was founded by Leslie ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Colombian real estate company tries to reverse hijack domain name
· Policy & LawSo much for making a friendly overture. Picture this: You start a business. You do a trademark search and then form a corporation. The matching .com domain name is already registered and you can't afford the asking price. So you launch on a ... 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
What’s wrong with this UDRP?
· Policy & LawIf you think something is fishy about the dates cited in the decision, you're right. I was reading through a UDRP decision (pdf) for snugg.com today when something caught my eye. The first two paragraphs of the "factual background" summary that the ... Continue Reading3 Comments
UDRP filers have a duty to research ownership history
· Policy & LawA UDRP panel explained the duty complainants have to research the ownership history of a domain name. A World Intellectual Property Organization panel has found that French company ITF engaged in reverse domain name hijacking over the domain name ... Continue Reading1 Comment
HugeDomains gets reverse domain name hijacking win
· Policy & LawPanelists agree it was a "Plan B" UDRP filing. HugeDomains has won a reverse domain name hijacking claim against Redgrass SA, with particularly scathing remarks from one panelist. Redgrass SA sells tools for painting figurines and miniatures. It ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Should this have been reverse domain name hijacking?
· Policy & LawWorld Intellectual Property Organization panelist John Swinson has found against Cheyne Capital Holdings Limited in a dispute over the domain name CheyneGroup.com. It's one of those cases made difficult by GDRP. But once the domain owner's identity was ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
