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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.
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Panel Takes the “Holistic Approach” to Oki Data – vol 4.44
Panel Takes the “Holistic Approach” to Oki Data As noted in UDRP Perspectives at 2.3, although the Oki Data test has consistently been applied since 2001, it is best used…
Intentionality and Trademark Infringement – vol. 4.43
Intentionality and Trademark Infringement Can a Respondent’s belief that a Complainant abandoned its trademark, combined with due diligence, vitiate a claim of bad faith registration? Yes, as the Panel found…
Policy Requires That Bad Faith Must Target ‘Complainant, Specifically’, Not Unrelated Third Parties – vol. 4.42
Policy Requires That Bad Faith Must Target ‘Complainant, Specifically’, Not Unrelated Third Parties We sometimes see Respondent’s misapprehend what a “generic” or “descriptive” term is. Here, the Respondent argued that…
Free Speech/Criticism as Legitimate Interest – vol. 4.41
Free Speech/Criticism as Legitimate Interest The 3-member Forum Panel in <veatchcarlson. com> denied the complaint and found that the Respondent has a legitimate interest in using the disputed domain name…
Complainant Fails to Prove Prior Trademark Rights – vol. 4.40
Complainant Fails to Prove Prior Trademark Rights The Panel was of course, correct that a trademark right must predate the disputed domain name for there to be bad faith registration.…
Armoured Vehicle Business Dispute Involving Competing Trademark Registrations – vol. 4.39
Armoured Vehicle Business Dispute Involving Competing Trademark Registrations You will note that the Panel stated that “the Respondent in this case did not request a finding of RDNH, but such…
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