Welcome to this week’s newsletter summarizing the most intriguing cases of the past week. Read about: ‣ Strong Dissenting Opinion by Panelist Neuman (victron .com) ‣ Issaquah FC v Issaquah SC (issaquahfc .com) ‣ Does Previous UDRP History Make Any Difference? (sobold .com) ‣ Parties Collaborated for a Metaverse Art Project! (artmeta .io) ‣ Complaint Claims Exclusivity to Descriptive Words …
Reputation is Everything When it Comes to Proving Bad Faith – ICA UDRP Digest – Vol 2.24
Welcome to this week’s digest summarizing the most intriguing cases of the past week, with a joint commentary from Zak Muscovitch, ICA General Counsel and Ankur Raheja, the Digest’s Editor-in-Chief on the FicoIndia.org case. Read about: ‣ Absence of Online Reputation and Plausible Good Faith Uses for Domain Name (DeltaLife .com) ‣ Evidence Required To Prove Reputation (dimsi .com) ‣ …
ICA Member Exclusive – AMA with Monte Cahn of RightOfTheDot and .HipHop!
All ICA members are invited to participate in an AMA with a domain industry legend, Monte Cahn! Monte has been a domain name industry fixture since the mid-90s, and he’s not slowing down! He has plenty to share, whether you want to hear about the early days of domaining or his current ventures. From SnapNames and Moniker to RightOfTheDot and …
The 500th Reverse Domain Name Hijacking Case! – ICA UDRP Digest – Vol 2.23
Welcome to this week’s UDRP Digest, summarizing the most intriguing cases of the past week, with two commentaries from Zak Muscovitch, ICA General Counsel. This week, a special case summary and comment focus on the 500th RDNH in the YouSwitch.biz case. Read About: ‣ The 500th Reverse Domain Name Hijacking Case! Complainant Goes After Legitimate Domain Used for 15 Years; …
The UDRP “Celebrates” Its 500th Reverse Domain Name Hijacking Case
Yesterday, for the 500th time, an expert panel under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy or “UDRP”, issued a decision finding a Complainant guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking or “RDNH”. RDNH is an attempt to egregiously misuse the UDRP to unjustly seize a domain name from its lawful owner. ICANN, the Internet’s domain name overseer, established its anti-cybersquatting …
The UDRP “Celebrates” Its 500th Reverse Domain Name Hijacking Case
Yesterday, for the 500th time, an expert panel under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy or “UDRP”, issued a decision finding a Complainant guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking or “RDNH”. RDNH is an attempt to egregiously misuse the UDRP to unjustly seize a domain name from its lawful owner. ICANN, the Internet’s domain name overseer, established its anti-cybersquatting …
Does Cybersquatting History Always Matter? ICA UDRP Digest – Vol 2.22
Welcome to this week’s newsletter summarizing the most intriguing cases of the past week for you. Read about decision on: ‣ Faca.com decision highlights evolution in views towards domain name investors over the past decade (faca .com) ‣ Refiled Complaint Attempts to Target Domain Name on Sale (camco .com) ‣ A Case for Multiple Respondents (officialglock19shop .com and glockarmouryshop .com) …
ICA Member Exclusive – AMA with Drew Rosener of Media Options!
Bring your questions and join us tomorrow for another ICA Member Exclusive event – AMA with Drew Rosener of Media Options! Drew needs no introduction to most of our members, and you can learn more about him from a member profile he did for the ICA a while back. We’ll get started on Zoom, and Drew will also answer questions in …
The English Vocabulary is Shared by All – ICA UDRP Update – Vol 2.21
Welcome to this week’s newsletter summarizing the most intriguing cases of the past week for you, with commentaries on wex.com and lifefenefits.com from Zak Muscovitch, ICA General Counsel! Read About: ‣ The Importance of Trademark Chronology (wex .com *with commentary) ‣ The English Language is Shared by all Man-kind (man .energy) ‣ The Vocabulary of the English Language is Common …
Two RDNHs in Undefended Disputes and UDRP Infringement Discussion – ICA UDRP Digest – Vol 2.20
Welcome to this week’s UDRP Digest (vol.2.20), summarizing the most intriguing cases of the past week. Read About: ‣ RDNH in Undefended Case: Evidence of Secondary Meaning and a Pre-existing Trademark is Required (EcoStream .com) ‣ RDNH in Undefended Case: Seventeen Year Old Domain Name (GoodLife .com) ‣ American Dentist vs. UK Trademark Owner – who got Dentally .com? (Dentally .com …