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UDRP Case Summaries
Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy was established and adopted at ICANN’s inception as a dispute resolution policy to resolve disputes between trademark holders and domain owners more quickly and cost-effectively than judicial litigation.
Read summaries from UDRP cases.
Complainant’s ‘Sincere Belief’ Runs Contrary to Policy But Saves it from RDNH – vol. 4.12
Complainant’s ‘Sincere Belief’ Runs Contrary to Policy But Saves it from RDNH The denial of RDNH in this case, is frankly difficult to comprehend. On the facts as presented in…
Highlighting Previous Comments
Zak Muscovitch comments on the issue of common law rights raised in the decision on <lifefenefits .com> Securian Financial Group, Inc. v. Carolina Rodrigues / Fundacion Comercio Electronico, NAF Claim…
Reflections on the Jurisprudence of Domain Names, No. 1
By Mr. Gerald M. Levine The commentaries in the Weekly Digest give a good account of the panelists’ reasoning for their decisions but I thought it would also be instructive…
Complainant’s failure to demonstrate timely trademark rights dooms complaint? – vol. 4.11
Complainant’s failure to demonstrate timely trademark rights dooms complaint? Especially because it was decided on other grounds, the dispute over <FreshKidz .com> offers an opportunity to consider the current state…
Impersonating Retired Executive to Perpetrate Fraud – vol. 4.10
Impersonating Retired Executive to Perpetrate Fraud There is often a disconnect between how UDRP decisions are reasoned and how they are written. This is particularly evident with the finding of…
An Unrepresented Complainant is Still Responsible for Understanding the Policy – vol. 4.9
An Unrepresented Complainant is Still Responsible for Understanding the Policy One of the most common mistakes that we see in Complaints is Complainants failing to provide background information about themselves.…
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ICA AMA with Josh Reason
A Legitimate Question by Mr. Sten Lillieström
Domain work part 2 – Sales by Mr. Sten Lillieström
Panelists – Be forthright! The DWIcompanies .com decision
In Memory of Howard Neu
Domain work part 1 – Acquisition by Mr. Sten Lillieström
The Brandable Idea by Mr. Sten Lillieström
No RDNH Finding Leads to Questions About Treatment of Complainants Versus Respondents – vol 4.8
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