We hope you will enjoy this edition of the Digest, as we review these noteworthy recent decisions, with commentary from our Director, Nat Cohen and General Counsel, Zak Muscovitch: ‣ Panelist: ‘Respondent’s Asking Price is Relevant but not Determinative’ (trx .com *plus comment) ‣ Complainant Brought UDRP despite Knowing about Respondent’s Trademarks and Different Business (buildarocket .com *plus comment) ‣ …
Respondent’s Infringing ‘Clover’ Domain Name for Payment Services Likely Targeted Complainant – ICA UDRP Digest – Vol 2.45
We hope you will enjoy this edition of the Digest, as we review these noteworthy recent decisions, with commentary from our General Counsel, Zak Muscovitch: ‣ Respondent’s Infringing ‘Clover’ Domain Name for Payment Services Likely Targeted Complainant (cloverskypay .com *plus comment) ‣ Complainant’s 2(f) Registration is an Indication that the Trademark Was Inherently Descriptive (sightandsoundfilms .com *plus comment) ‣ Respondent …
Respondent Fraudulently Impersonated Australian Company – ICA UDRP Digest – Vol 2.44
We hope you will enjoy this edition of the Digest, as we review these noteworthy recent decisions, with commentary from our General Counsel, Zak Muscovitch: ‣ Respondent Fraudulently Impersonated Australian Company (universalgiftcard .org) ‣ Complainant Obtains Domain Name from its Former Web Developer (baseballcoachtraining .com *plus comment) ‣ Complex Commercial Matter in Contrast to Cybersquatting (sterop .net) ‣ Cybersquatted Domain Name with Active MX Records Looms as a …
Major COCA-COLA Bottler and Counsel Found to Have Engaged in Reverse Domain Name Hijacking – ICA UDRP Digest – Vol 2.43
We hope you will enjoy this edition of the Digest, as we review these noteworthy recent decisions, with commentary from our General Counsel, Zak Muscovitch: kof.com (with comment by Zak Muscovitch) projectpay.com (with comment by Zak Muscovitch) floridafamilyinsurance.com (with comment by Zak Muscovitch) habi.com (with comment by Zak Muscovitch) goin.com zerobouncerate.com (with comment by Zak Muscovitch) If you like the …
ICA Member Meeting in Las Vegas – Preliminary Agenda Announced
Announcing the preliminary agenda for the 2023 member meeting! The agenda is subject (and likely) to change but this will give our attendees a good indication of what to expect. Similarly to our 15th Anniversary meet-up last year, we are organizing a fun event that will focus on networking, combining sessions, member meetings, and social activities. Until the end of …
Co-Panelists: Private Research Undertaken by the Presiding Panelist Contaminated the Case ICA UDRP Digest – Vol 2.42
We hope you will enjoy this edition of the Digest, as we review these noteworthy recent decisions: ‣ Co-Panelists: Private Research Undertaken by the Presiding Panelist Contaminated the Case (fordirect.com *with commentary) ‣ Short Acronym Domain Name Can Be Registered for Many Reasons Other than the Complainant (dagi.com *with commentary) ‣ Policy Allows Complainant to Proceed against Various Domain Names …
This Week – Join the ICA, Get a Free Ticket!
Until the end of the month, when you join the ICA, you’ll receive a free ticket to the ICA Member Meeting in Las Vegas! The networking based, two and half day event will take place at the Resorts World in Las Vegas, January 22-24, 2023. So if you’re not an ICA member yet, but have considered joining, now is a …
Panel: ‘Registrant cannot be expected to have paid USD $45k for Cybersquatting’ – ICA UDRP Digest – Vol 2.41
We hope you will enjoy this edition of the Digest, as we review these noteworthy recent decisions: ‣ Panel: ‘Registrant cannot be expected to have paid USD $45k for Cybersquatting’ (Emprendedores.com) ‣ Policy Contemplates Bad Faith at the time of Registration and Not Renewal (SambaTV.com) ‣ Does SpaceX have Exclusive Rights to use the StarLink Mark? (StarLinkMX.com) ‣ Panel Rejects …
Resale of Made-up Terms Permissible, Just Like Acronyms, Dictionary Words, and Common Phrases – ICA UDRP Digest – Vol 2.40
Thank you for tuning in to this week’s digest (Vol 2.40)! In this issue, we review these noteworthy decisions: ‣ Resale of Made-up Terms Permissible, Just Like Acronyms, Dictionary Words, and Common Phrases (nobli .com *with commentary) ‣ Gibson Guitars Should Have Done a Google Search before Commencing Complaint (tobias .com) ‣ Registrant Name Corresponding to Domain Name Does Not …
ICANN for Beginners Virtual Program
Coming up next month, ICANN is offering (2) free 60-minute virtual seminars for anyone interested in learning about the behind-the-scenes governance of the Internet. The ICANN for Beginners Virtual Program is designed to be interactive and engaging and requires absolutely no prior technical or governance experience. Join to learn not only about the basic workings of the Internet, but also …