When it Comes to 3-Letter .Coms, Complainants Usually Fail Three-letter .com domain names are generally amongst the most sought after because they often correspond to common abbreviations or are otherwise broadly used by many parties. As such, rarely is their value primarily or exclusively attributable to a single trademark holder, with notable exceptions being such brands as IBM, BMW, and …
Announcing IT.com’s and Dynadot’s Sponsorship of our Member Meeting!
The sponsor list for our upcoming event in Vegas is growing, and we couldn’t be more excited! In addition to our group of existing sponsors, Squadhelp with Hilco Digital, GoDaddy and Above.com, please help us by thanking Dynadotfor Energizing your Coffee Breaks and it.com for Fueling Your Friday Lunch! Our sponsors help us make this even possible, and we’re truly grateful for the support of these incredible companies. As always, …
PPC Links Related to Domain Name Demonstrate Legitimate Interest – Vol. 3.41
PPC Links Related to Domain Name Demonstrate Legitimate Interest Most of the time UDRPs are brought to enforce trademark rights. At other times however, they are brought to get a domain name seen as important to a new marketing or branding strategy. The disputed Domain Name was originally created in 1998 and registered by the Respondent it in 2017. What …
Announcing the First Sponsor’s for ICA’s Member Meeting in Las Vegas!
We’re thrilled to unveil the first sponsors of our upcoming ICA Member Meeting in Las Vegas. A big thank you to these member companies for supporting the ICA and helping us bring you an unforgettable event! Squadhelp and Hilco Digital Assets are sponsoring our opening reception. Get ready for an unforgettable kickoff evening courtesy of these industry leaders! GoDaddy, the …
Website Content Assists in Demonstrating Confusingly Similarity and Bad Faith Registration – vol. 3.40
Website Content Assists in Demonstrating Confusingly Similarity and Bad Faith Registration The three-member Panel rightly took note of the generic nature of the words comprised in the disputed Domain Name, noting that “Smoky Mountain” is a geographic signifier referring to “The Great Smoky Mountains that border Tennessee and North Carolina in the southeastern United States”… Read more here. We hope …
ICA AMA with John Berryhill!
Our next AMA is just a few days away! Join us this Friday for a chat with none other than John Berryhill! John is an intellectual property attorney with vast experience in copyright, trademark, patent, and domain name law. He’s well known in the domain industry for representing many registrants in UDRP hearings, defending high-profile clients, and, of course, his sense …
”Unrebutted Circumstantial Evidence” Leads to Transfer of Dictionary Term Domain Name – Vol. 3.39
“Unrebutted Circumstantial Evidence” Leads to Transfer of Dictionary Term Domain Name There is a price to be paid by not responding to a Complaint. Responding to a legal proceeding, and the UDRP in particular, affords the registrant with the opportunity of putting its facts and arguments before the Panel and rebutting the Complainant’s facts and arguments. One can therefore not …
Is This a Trademark Dispute or Cybersquatting? – Vol 3.38
Is This a Trademark Dispute or Cybersquatting? The Respondent in <ensure-nest .com> has an apparently genuine business and website selling ENSURE-branded bird nests, thereby demonstrating that this smacks of a trademark dispute rather than a cybersquatting dispute. Read more here. We hope you will enjoy this edition of the Digest (vol. 3.38), as we review these noteworthy recent decisions, with …
Sage .ai: No Obligation for Investor to Conduct Search For Dictionary Term – Vol 3.37
The most notable aspects of <sage .ai> case are: Dealing in domain names in the secondary market is a legitimate trading activity. By its very nature, domain name investing is speculative. A domainer usually has the intention of reselling domain names at a price in excess of the purchase price. Being a domainer is a risky business and is not …
ICA AMA with Sten Lilliestrom!
We’re happy to announce that we’re restarting our AMA series this month! Join us next Wednesday, September 20th, for a candid chat with Sten Lilliestrom. Sten is a domain investor, a former radio journalist, and an IP paralegal. He is interested in the future in general and the future of brandable sales in particular. He tries to put the “name” …