Protecting Domain Investors & The Domain Name Industry
Are you involved in the domain industry and looking for an opportunity to connect with colleagues and friends while enjoying good food and drinks? Then mark your calendars for the Internet Commerce Association’s eighth annual Dinner at NamesCon! The event will take place on Wednesday, May 31st, at 8:15 PM CST, directly after the NamesCon opening reception. As always, the …
We hope you will enjoy this edition of the Digest (Vol. 3.19), as we review these noteworthy recent decisions, with commentary from our General Counsel, Zak Muscovitch. ‣ Kinky Respondent “Legitimately Selected the Domain Name for its Dictionary Sense” (kink .ai ) ‣ Last Ditch Effort to Claim “Renewal in Bad Faith” Results in RDNH (presonate .com *with commentary) ‣ Complainant’s Prior …
We hope you will enjoy this edition of the Digest (Vol. 3.18), as we review these noteworthy recent decisions, with commentary from our General Counsel, Zak Muscovitch. ‣ Respondent Pays Complainant’s Fee (gotohale .com *with commentary) ‣ Another Futile Three-Letter Domain Name Complaint Ends in Failure (vgw .com *with commentary) ‣ Complainant’s “Evidence-Free” Complaint Was Abusive (mundonatural .com) ‣ What Happens When a …
The ICA honored Gerald Levine, the respected intellectual property lawyer and scholar, with the Lifetime Achievement Award for his outstanding contributions to the world of domain name law. The award ceremony was held virtually last Thursday, April 27th, bringing together Gerry’s friends, colleagues and ICA members. Known as Gerry to his friends and colleagues, he’s had a remarkable career in …
Promotional Article by Stevan Lieberman, Managing Member of EscrowDomains, an ICA Silver Member. Top Reasons to Use Escrow for Domain sales Escrow serves as a legal arrangement whereby a third party temporarily holds onto money and /or assets until the conditions in the underlying agreement have been met. The contract is most typically a purchase agreement but could also be …
We hope you will enjoy this edition of the Digest (Vol. 3.17), as we review these noteworthy recent decisions, with commentary from our General Counsel, Zak Muscovitch and Editor, Ankur Raheja. ‣ Panel Finds Secondary Meaning but No Acquired Distinctiveness (droit-technologies .org *with commentary) ‣ Panel: Logical Conclusion is that the Respondent could not have Targeted a Future Trademark (ticketsms .com and …
We hope you will enjoy this edition of the Digest (Vol. 3.16), as we review these noteworthy recent decisions, with commentary from our General Counsel, Zak Muscovitch. ‣ Panel Gives Complainant a Second Chance and Respondent Finally Shows Up (hclsoftware .com *with commentary) ‣ Complaint Failed to Provide Requisite Evidence of Common Law Trademark Rights (paragonsecurity .com *with commentary) ‣ Deficient …
We hope you will enjoy this edition of the Digest (Vol. 3.15), as we review these noteworthy recent decisions, with commentary from our General Counsel, Zak Muscovitch. ‣ Panel Affirms Respondent’s Right to Register Dictionary Word Domain, Despite Pre-existing Trademark (gaggle .com *with commentary) ‣ Covetous Complainant Attempts to Withdraw and Brings Lawsuit (fieldd .com *with commentary) ‣ Fraudulent Use of Domain …
We hope you will enjoy this edition of the Digest (Vol. 3.14), as we review these noteworthy recent decisions, with commentary from our General Counsel, Zak Muscovitch and Special Guest, Panelist Igor Motsnyi. ‣ Panel Applies the “Impersonation Test” to Domain Name Used for Criticism (tibtecag .com *with commentary) ‣ Complainant Must Disclose Prior Litigation and Faces RDNH Finding Despite Request …
Get ready for an exciting Ask Me Anything (AMA) event with Squadhelp.com‘s Darpan Munjal on April 5th at 1 pm Eastern time. The event is an exciting opportunity to learn about Squadhelp’s recent projects, as well as to hear from Darpan about his experiences and insights. Squadhelp has been making waves with a range of innovative and noteworthy projects lately, …
