Panel re-writes UDRP and "registered in bad faith" requirement. The heirs of the late Igal Lichtman, commonly known in domain name circles as Mrs Jello, have lost a UDRP decision for the common name Camilla.com. The case was filed by Australian ... Continue Reading74 Comments
RDNH should have been considered in BankWell.com decision
· Policy & LawPanelist gets decision correct but doesn't consider reverse domain name hijacking. A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has denied New Canaan, Connecticut-based Bankwell Financial Group in its cybersquatting complaint against ... Continue Reading10 Comments
Khloe Kardashian gets her (domain) name
· Policy & LawKhloe will get domain name registered shortly after her first TV appearance. TV celebrity Khloe Kardashian has won a cybersquatting dispute, and will soon by the proud owner of the KhloeKardashian.com domain name. Kardashian and her agents filed the ... Continue Reading1 Comment
GoDaddy loses first UDRP from Marchex portfolio acquisition
· Domain RegistrarsNo one responded to the dispute. GoDaddy has lost its first UDRP from the portfolio it acquired from Marchex in April. The company didn't respond to a UDRP filed by Dairyland Midwest, Inc. d/b/a AgVision for the domain name AgVision.com. When the ... Continue Reading9 Comments
American Automobile Association loses cybersquatting case against locksmith
· Policy & LawGroup went after locksmith in Naples who uses the business name AAA Locksmith. American Automobile Association (AAA) has lost a cybersquatting claim against a Florida locksmith who uses the brand AAA Locksmith. Adam Cooper uses the domain name ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Major.com UDRP denied, but no RDNH
· Policy & LawA UDRP for a major domain name. A single member World Intellectual Property Organization panel has denied a UDRP filed by Major Wire Industries Limited against the owner of Major.com. Panelist Christopher S. Gibson declined to find reverse domain name ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Paris Hilton wins case to take down sex video site
· Policy & LawArbitration panel sides with celebrity in domain name dispute. Socialite Paris Hilton has won a cybersquatting case she filed against the owner of a site that offered her sex tapes. Hilton filed the case with World Intellectual Property Organization ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Gucci wins 182 domain names in a UDRP
· Policy & LawGucci wins a lot of domain names in a UDRP decision. Italian design firm Guccio Gucci S.p.A. has won 182 domain names in a UDRP. It's one of the highest number of domain names I've seen transferred in a single UDRP, although there have certainly ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Standard & Poor’s loses domain name dispute
· Policy & LawFinancial services company and rating agency can't have "boycott" domain name, panel rules. Standard & Poor’s has lost a UDRP against the domain name BoycottStandardandPoors.com at World Intellectual Property Organization. The domain name owner ... Continue Reading2 Comments
.Axis TLD appears dead after WIPO decision
· Policy & LawWIPO decides not to accept late response to objection. World Intellectual Property Organization has made a determination that it will not accept a late response to a Legal Rights Objection against .axis, thereby effectively killing off Saudi Telecom ... Continue Reading2 Comments