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 Editor-in-Chief, Ankur Raheja: ‣ Swinson: Complainant’s “Feeble” Arguments Were “Wrong and Abusive” (matajer .net) ‣ Respondent “Tarqets” Complainant’s Mark in Phishing Scheme (tarqet .net *plus comment) ‣ A Great Example of a Trademark Dispute ‘Best …
Panel: “Not Surprising” that Respondent Declined Complainant’s $24,000 Offer for Three-letter .com Domain Name – ICA UDRP Digest – Vol 2.49
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: ‣ Panel: “Not Surprising” that Respondent Declined Complainant’s $24,000 Offer for Three-letter .com Domain Name (tox .com *plus comment) ‣ Respondent has “No Rights or Legitimate Interest”, but Complainant Found to have Engaged in RDNH …
Was this a Trademark and Copyright Dispute or Cybersquatting? – ICA UDRP Digest – Vol 2.48
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 and special guest Igor Motsnyi. ‣ Was this a Trademark and Copyright Case or Cybersquatting? (mashabearcafe .com *plus guest comment) ‣ Australian ESCUBA Trademark Owner Dives for SCUBA Domain (scuba .net .au *plus comment) ‣ …
Respondent Warned Complainant before UDRP Filed, but Complainant Persisted – ICA UDRP Digest – Vol 2.47
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 Warned Complainant before UDRP Filed, but Complainant Persisted (candycloud .com *plus comment) ‣ Panelist Uses Google Search to Corroborate Complainant’s Claims (stylage .com *plus comment) ‣ Greater Onus on Complainants in Cases Involving …
Panelist: ‘Respondent’s Asking Price is Relevant but not Determinative’ – ICA UDRP Digest – Vol 2.46
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 …