Mexican resort operator failed to disclose business relationship with domain owner. The operators of two Mexican resorts--Golden Parnassus Paradise of the Gods and Great Parnassus Paradise of the Gods--have been found to have engaged in reverse domain ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
See, now here’s a good non-response UDRP decision
· Policy & LawPanelist correctly denies complaint despite no response from domain name owner. Yesterday I wrote about a a no good, very bad UDRP decision in which the domain owner didn't respond but the panelist still shouldn't have awarded the domain name to the ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Panelist makes right call in Zeca.com case
· Policy & LawPanelist questions bad faith claim despite no response from domain name owner. A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has correctly denied a UDRP filing for Zeca.com, despite the complainant having a long-standing trademark for Zeca and ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Should Zions Bank have been hit with Reverse Domain Name Hijacking?
· Policy & LawPanelist questions Zions Bank's decision to file a UDRP. I want to give World Intellectual Property Organization panelist Tony Willoughby some credit. He recently decided a case involving Zions Bank. He found in favor of a person in Pakistan who ... Continue Reading12 Comments
FIFA wins FIFA.net cybersquatting claim
· Policy & LawSoccer's governing body gets FIFA.net to use along with its FIFA.com domain name. A World Intellectual Property Organization panel has awarded soccer's (sorry, football) governing body the domain name FIFA.net. Fédération Internationale de Football ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
ICP.com UDRP denied but no reverse domain name hijacking
· Policy & LawSpanish company that uses ICP.es can't have ICP.com. A World Intellectual Property Organization panel has denied a UDRP filed against the domain name ICP.com, but the panel did not consider if the complainant was guilty of reverse domain name ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Reverse domain name hijacking in HUG.com case
· Policy & LawHospital organization tried to reverse hijack valuable domain names, panel says. Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève, a group of hospitals in Geneva, has been found to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking over the domain names Hug.com, hug.net ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Zak Muscovitch gets reverse domain name hijacking win
· Policy & LawComplainant filed UDRP after failing to acquire domain name during rebrand. Domain name and trademark attorney Zak Muscovitch has successfully defended the domain name UnMail.com in a UDRP, getting a finding of reverse domain name hijacking for his ... Continue Reading9 Comments
Tejano band Intocable lets domain expire, loses cybersquatting claim
· Policy & LawWhoever dropped the ball on renewing this domain really screwed up. Grammy-nominated Tejano/Norteño musical group Intocable has lost a cybersquatting complaint it filed to recover the domain name Intocable.com. It filed the case after it neglected to ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Another UDRP that should have never been filed
· Policy & LawiCloak.com was registered many years before the complainant had rights to iCloak. A World Intellectual Property Organization panel has rejected a UDRP for the domain name iCloak.com. It's another example of a case that was dead on arrival, and one that ... Continue Reading2 Comments