Welcome to this week’s UDRP Digest (vol. 2.4), summarizing the most intriguing cases of the past week, with commentary from Zak Muscovitch, ICA General Counsel. Read about: ‣ Parties to a UDRP Should be Careful with and Forthright in their Submissions (IndoorBillboard .com) ‣ Complainant Commenced Meritless UDRP Out of Frustration, Gets Hit with RDNH (byfy .com) ‣ PornHub Loses …
Bybt.com, MaryWashingtonHealth.com, Luma.com and more interesting decisions – ICA UDRP Digest – Vol 2.3
Welcome to this week’s UDRP Digest (vol. 2.3), summarizing the most intriguing cases of the past week. Read about: ‣ Complainant’s Plan B and Attempt to Mislead, Results in RDNH Decision (bybt .com) ‣ Common Law Rights Upheld, with Use Since 1899 (marywashingtonhealth .com and more) ‣ Unbroken Chain of Title Since 1995 Defeats 2018 Trademark Registration (luma .com) ‣ …
SimplePlan.com, BabyShark.com, SoccerStore.cc and other interesting UDRP decisions – ICA UDRP Digest – Vol 2.2
Welcome to this week’s UDRP Digest (vol. 2.2), summarizing the most intriguing cases of the past week. Read about: ‣ A Simple UDRP Plan Results in RDNH (simpleplan .com) ‣ In Absence of Response, “Ordinary Expression” Baby Shark Domain Goes to “Well-Known” Korean Entertainment Company (babyshark .com) ‣ OLYMPIC STORE is Not Confusingly Similar to “SOCCER STORE”, Regardless of Selling …
libertas.org, luxuryauction.com, securus.com and more interesting UDRP decisions – ICA UDRP Digest – Vol 2.1
Welcome to this week’s UDRP Digest (vol. 2.1), summarizing the most intriguing cases of the past week. Read about: ‣ Complainant’s Serious and Material Misrepresentations Leads to RDNH (libertas .org) ‣ Generic Domain Names are Available on First-Come-First-Basis (luxuryauction .com and luxuryauctions .com) ‣ Complaint Doomed to Fail and Results in RDNH Despite No Response (securus .com) ‣ Use in …
Zak Muscovitch joins CIIDRC’s Domain Name Dispute Resolution Panel
The ICA extends its congratulations to CIIDRC on its appointment of Zak Muscovitch to its roster of panelists deciding disputes under ICANN’s UDRP (Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy) and under CIRA’s .ca CDRP (Canadian Dispute Resolution Policy). Zak is one of the foremost experts in the field of domain name law. CIIDRC is fortunate to have the benefit of …
Caribou.com, Lumos.com, PerfectRecall.com and more interesting domain names cases! ICA UDRP Digest – Vol 1.18
Welcome to this week’s UDRP Digest (vol. 1.18), summarizing the most intriguing cases of the past week. Read about: ‣ A Respondent in a Different Jurisdiction Cannot Be Expected to Have a Constructive Notice of Trademark (caribou .com) ‣ A Term Can Be “Generic and Common” Despite not Appearing in an English Dictionary (lumos .com) ‣ Competitor Who Tries to …
NextBite.com, VogueTravels.com, TER.com and more interesting decisions – ICA UDRP Digest – Vol 1.17
Welcome to this week’s UDRP Digest (vol. 1.17), summarizing the most intriguing cases of the past week. Read about: ‣ Wild, Unsubstantiated Allegations of Fraud Lead to RDNH Ruling (nextbite .com) ‣ Legitimate Interests Upheld, Complainant Free to Challenge in the Court of Law (voguetravels .com) ‣ Subsequent Use Cannot Displace the Finding as to Initial Good Faith Registration (ter …
Hard-Hitting RDNH Findings and More – ICA UDRP Digest – Vol 1.16
Welcome to this week’s UDRP Digest (vol. 1.16), summarizing the most intriguing cases of the past week. Read about: ‣ Panelist Neuman Makes Extensive RDNH Finding Against Complainant Who Waited 20 Years and Failed to Prove Even Common Law Rights (electrosoft .com) ‣ Panelist Nahitchevansky Finds RDNH on First Domain, Transfers the Other Ten to Complainant (idahomerealty .com and more) …
What is the Scope of the UDRP? Read this Week’s Cases! ICA UDRP Digest – Vol 1.15
Welcome to this week’s UDRP Digest (vol. 1.15), summarizing the most intriguing cases of the past week. Read about: ‣ Evidence of Good Faith Registration Outweighs Evidence of Limited Bad Faith Use (tips .com) ‣ Bilingual Panelist Accepts Complaint in English and Response in Chinese (klarnapay .com.cn and others) ‣ Trademark Issue of “natural Zone of Expansion” Beyond Scope of …
A Global Tour – cases from China, Australia, Switzerland, Sweden and Italy – Vol. 1.14
Welcome to this week’s UDRP Digest (vol. 1.14), summarizing the most intriguing cases of the past week. Read about: ‣ Chinese Fitness Brand Fails in an Attempt to Grab Matching .Com (sloli .com) ‣ Dissenting Panelist Recommends RDNH! (gdaycomau) ‣ Lack of Response & Redirection, Leads to Transfer of a Generic Combination (safetykerb .com) ‣ Complaint in a Wrong Forum, …