Panel admonishes PROMARK law firm for leaving out essential information. A World Intellectual Property Organization panel has decided that a dispute over beautygarde.com was reverse domain name hijacking. It also puts the blame on the Complainant's ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Exxe.com dispute leads to reverse domain name hijacking finding
· Policy & LawLuxury retailer tried to upgrade its domain with cybersquatting claim after failing to buy the domain. A Turkish company has been found to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking (pdf) over the domain exxe.com. Cetin Family Tekstil Gida ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Retail property developer hit with another RDNH
· Policy & LawAre more to come? Majid Al Futtaim Properties LLC, a Dubai retail property developer, has been found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking (pdf) for a second time. The company filed a case against Matajer.net. It has a shopping mall called ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Tox Pressotechnik tries to reverse hijack tox.com
· Policy & LawGerman company tries to get valuable three letter domain name without paying the market price. Tox Pressotechnik GmbH & Co. KG has been found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking (pdf) in a cybersquatting dispute over tox.com. The company ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Mind Gym plc tries to reverse hijack better name
· Policy & LawTries to drop the 'the' through bad UDRP case. Mind Gym plc, a company that provides business consulting services, has been found (pdf) to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking in a cybersquatting dispute over MindGym.com. The company ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Talking to UDRP panelists – DNW Podcast #414
· PodcastsHere'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