In this week’s edition of the UDRP digest we are taking a closer look at some recent noteworthy decisions: ‣ Lambo.com Transferred to Lamborghini, with Strong Dissenting Opinion (Lambo .com) ‣ Travel Company Attempts to Hijack! (FlyGo .com) ‣ Similarity Test Does Not Involve Examination of Website Content (D9thcCarts .com) ‣ Complainant’s Obligation to Provide at Least Minimum Information (MicroEdge …
Does the Name ‘AMADEUS’ Belong to a Travel Tech Company? – ICA UDRP Digest – Vol 2.31
Welcome to this week’s UDRP Digest summarizing the most intriguing cases of the past week including: ‣ Does the Name, AMADEUS, belong to a Travel Tech Company? (amadeus .co *with commentary) ‣ Right to Use the Generic Combination – Tampa Water Taxi? (tampawatertaxi .com *with commentary) ‣ Andre Ponthier of Ponthier S.A.S. against Shannon Ponthier of Ponthier Enterprises (ponthier .com) …
ICA Dinner at NamesCon 2022 Tickets go on Sale for all NamesCon Attendees
The ICA will be hosting its 7th Annual Dinner at NamesCon 2022! Both members and non-members are invited and can purchase their tickets here. All proceeds from the dinner will benefit ICA work. The dinner started as a small casual gathering back in 2015 and has grown in numbers, drawing the who’s who of the domain name industry. And while the dinner has …
Complainant Attempted to “Deceive” Panel – ICA UDRP Digest – Vol 2.30
Welcome to this week’s UDRP Digest summarizing the most intriguing cases of the past week on: ‣ Complainant Attempted to “Deceive” Panel (initiv .com *with commentary) ‣ Luke Guess Loses His Domain Name to Guess? (Guess-Work .com *with commentary) ‣ Complainant Wanders the Wrong Path (WanderList .com) ‣ Complainant Attempts a Wild Shot at an Unrelated Domain Name (MainTests .com) …
WIPO Panel: Complainant Should Have Bought the Domain Name – ICA UDRP Digest – Vol 2.29
Welcome to this week’s UDRP Digest (Vol. 2.29) summarizing the most intriguing cases of the past week. You’ll read about: ‣ Panel: Complainant Should Have Bought the Domain Name (HandyGuy .com) ‣ Limited Scope of Protection for Weak “Descriptive” Trademark (FlingPals .com) ‣ Issue of Bad Faith Registration is not “Policy Arcana” (HcciProtection .com) ‣ Similar Logo Demonstrates Respondent’s Actual …
A Baffling Decision in Favor of the Respondent – ICA UDRP Digest – Vol 2.28
Welcome to this week’s UDRP Digest summarizing the most intriguing cases of the past week on: ‣ A Baffling Decision in Favor of the Respondent (CliffNotebooks .com *with commentary) ‣ WIPO Panel: “Particularly Egregious Case” of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking (Enodo .com *with commentary) ‣ Was this a Case of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking? (OpenBots .com *with commentary) ‣ American …
Investors Can Have Legitimate Interest in Coined Words – ICA UDRP Digest – Vol 2.27
Welcome to this week’s UDRP Digest (vol. 2.27) summarizing the most intriguing cases of the past week and significant comments by Zak Muscovitch, ICA General Counsel on: ‣ Investors Can Have Legitimate Interest in Coined Words (zydus .com *with commentary) ‣ Panelist Expressly Recognizes Intrinsic Value of 3-Letter .com Domain Name (jtt .com *with commentary) ‣ Once Again, Complainants Must …
Investors Can Have Legitimate Interest in Coined Words – ICA UDRP Digest – Vol 2.27
Welcome to this week’s UDRP Digest (2.27) summarizing the most intriguing cases of the past week and significant comments by Zak Muscovitch, ICA General Counsel: ‣ Investors Can Have Legitimate Interest in Coined Words (zydus .com *with commentary) ‣ Panelist Expressly Recognizes Intrinsic Value of 3-Letter .com Domain Name (jtt .com *with commentary) ‣ Once Again, Complainants Must Prove Trademark …
Dissenting Panelist Would Have Decided Case Wildly Differently – ICA UDRP Digest – Vol 2.26
Welcome back after a short break! Today’s digest complies with some of the most intriguing UDRP cases of the past week: ‣ Dissenting Panelist Would Have Decided Case Wildly Differently (reza .com *with commentary) ‣ Paycom Doesn’t Get Pay .com (pay .com *with commentary) ‣ Meritless Complaint Does not Result in RDNH (samet .com *with commentary) ‣ Is the Descriptive …
ICA Member Exclusive – AMA with Braden Pollock!
All ICA members are invited to our next ICA Member Exclusive AMA with another domain-name industry legend, Braden Pollock. Braden is a long-time ICA supporter, a domain name investor, a frequent speaker and moderator of domain name shows, an angel investor, and an entrepreneur! You can learn more about Braden on his website, Legal Brand Marketing. Join us on July 6th at 1 PM …