Pamela Anderson beats an old foe to get domain name. Pamela Anderson has won a case for the domain name PamAnderson.com in an arbitration case at World Intellectual Property Forum. The case was brought against Alberta Hot Rods, a group that had a ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Asia Trademark Domain Scam Now Spoofing WIPO
· Policy & LawScam ups the ante by pretending to be World Intellectual Property Organization. The Trademark Domain Name Scam is upping the ante, now pretending to be an email sent from World Intellectual Property Organization. In this scam, an entity that usually ... Continue Reading8 Comments
ScotiaBank Loses Case for Caribana Festival Domain Name
· Policy & LawTitle sponsor for Carnival event in Toronto loses case to get Caribana.com domain name. Bank of Nova Scotia, the title sponsor for Toronto's Caribbean Carnival called "Caribana", has lost a dispute to gain ownership of the domain name ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Apple Fights for Mexican Domain Name
· Policy & LawiPod and iTunes maker fights for Mexican country code domain name. Apple, Inc. has launched a complaint with World Intellectual Property Organization over the domain name iTunes.com.mx. .Mx is Mexico's country code, and .com.mx is the standard second ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Dunkin’ Donuts Goes Dunkin’ for UAE Domains
· Policy & LawDonuts and ice cream are big business in United Arab Emirates. Dunkin' Brands, through two intellectual property holding companies, has filed for arbitration to get United Arab Emirates .ae domain names related to two of its brands. The two ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Heineken Wants Heineken.tel Domain Name
· Policy & LawBrewer files complaint with World Intellectual Property Association. Heineken Espana, SA, has filed for arbitration at World Intellectual Property Organization to get the domain name Heineken.tel. .Tel is a new domain name designed to be a ... Continue Reading17 Comments
No Double Jeopardy for Domain Name Case
· Policy & LawCompanies loses second attempt to acquire domain name GetMore.com through domain arbitration. I was wrong. In January of this year I wrote an article "Domain Arbitration Doesn't 'Get More' Crazy Than This" about a UDRP case for the domain ... Continue Reading4 Comments
BlackBerry Wins 101 Domain Names in Single UDRP Case
· Policy & LawSmartphone maker gains 101 domain names in single dispute. When it comes to getting bang for your buck in domain name arbitration, Research in Motion may have just set the bar. In a single UDRP case filed at World Intellectual Property Organization, ... Continue Reading21 Comments
New UDRP Domain Arbitration Search Engine Launches
· Policy & LawUDRPsearch.com searches cases at National Arbitration Forum and WIPO. A new UDRP search engine, UDRPsearch.com, has launched. The web site allows you to search cases at both National Arbitration Forum and World Intellectual Property Organization ... Continue Reading6 Comments
Domain Arbitration Doesn’t “Get More” Crazy Than This
· Policy & LawDenmark company tries to grab GetMore.com domain name at arbitration. Picture this. You own an online electronics store called GetMore.dk. After a few years you realize you probably should own GetMore.com as well. So you find out the owner of ... Continue Reading4 Comments