We hope you will enjoy this edition of the Digest (Vol. 3.17), as we review these noteworthy recent decisions, with commentary from our General Counsel, Zak Muscovitch and Editor, Ankur Raheja. ‣ Panel Finds Secondary Meaning but No Acquired Distinctiveness (droit-technologies .org *with commentary) ‣ Panel: Logical Conclusion is that the Respondent could not have Targeted a Future Trademark (ticketsms .com and …
Panel Gives Complainant a Second Chance and Respondent Finally Shows Up – Vol 3.16
We hope you will enjoy this edition of the Digest (Vol. 3.16), as we review these noteworthy recent decisions, with commentary from our General Counsel, Zak Muscovitch. ‣ Panel Gives Complainant a Second Chance and Respondent Finally Shows Up (hclsoftware .com *with commentary) ‣ Complaint Failed to Provide Requisite Evidence of Common Law Trademark Rights (paragonsecurity .com *with commentary) ‣ Deficient …
Panel Affirms Respondent’s Right to Register Dictionary Word Domain, Despite Pre-existing Trademark – Vol 3.15
We hope you will enjoy this edition of the Digest (Vol. 3.15), as we review these noteworthy recent decisions, with commentary from our General Counsel, Zak Muscovitch. ‣ Panel Affirms Respondent’s Right to Register Dictionary Word Domain, Despite Pre-existing Trademark (gaggle .com *with commentary) ‣ Covetous Complainant Attempts to Withdraw and Brings Lawsuit (fieldd .com *with commentary) ‣ Fraudulent Use of Domain …
Panel Applies the “Impersonation Test” to Domain Name Used for Criticism – Vol 3.14
We hope you will enjoy this edition of the Digest (Vol. 3.14), as we review these noteworthy recent decisions, with commentary from our General Counsel, Zak Muscovitch and Special Guest, Panelist Igor Motsnyi. ‣ Panel Applies the “Impersonation Test” to Domain Name Used for Criticism (tibtecag .com *with commentary) ‣ Complainant Must Disclose Prior Litigation and Faces RDNH Finding Despite Request …
Short, Brandable, Memorable Terms Permitted for Resale Even Where Corresponding Trademark Exists – Vol 3.13
We hope you will enjoy this edition of the Digest (Vol. 3.13), as we review these noteworthy recent decisions, with commentary from our General Counsel, Zak Muscovitch. ‣ Short, Brandable, Memorable Terms Permitted for Resale Even Where Corresponding Trademark Exists (Limble .com *with commentary) ‣ Panel: Complaints must be ‘Tailored’ – Not ‘Constructed’ based Upon ‘Ritualistic Recitation’ of UDRP Grounds (PortStephensAccommodation .com …
UDRP Brought for Third Level Domain and No RDNH? – Vol 3.12
We hope you will enjoy this edition of the Digest (Vol. 3.12), as we review these noteworthy recent decisions, with commentary from our General Counsel, Zak Muscovitch and Editor, Ankur Raheja. ‣ UDRP Brought for Third Level Domain and No RDNH? (Slots .net *with commentary) ‣ Non-Use Versus Passive Holding (CocaineBear .com *with commentary) ‣ Prior Registered Domain Name – Common Law …
Panel: Respondent Likely ‘Acquired the Disputed Domain Name For its Inherent Value as a Three-letter Domain’ – Vol 3.11
We hope you will enjoy this edition of the Digest (Vol. 3.11), as we review these noteworthy recent decisions, with commentary from our General Counsel, Zak Muscovitch and Special Guest, Panelist Igor Motsnyi. ‣ Panel: Respondent Likely ‘Acquired the Disputed Domain Name For its Inherent Value as a Three-letter Domain’ (kio .com) ‣ Panel: Complaint Was ‘Patently Unjustified and Frivolous Plan …
‘APPEAL’ ALERT: Respondent in Multitrack.com Case Sues to Overturn UDRP Decision – Vol 3.10
We hope you will enjoy this edition of the Digest (Vol 3.10), as we review these noteworthy recent decisions, with commentary from our General Counsel, Zak Muscovitch and Editor, Ankur Raheja. ‣ Panel Finds RDNH but Makes No Finding on Rights or Legitimate Interest (LawCloud .com *with commentary) ‣ This Time, Rights and Legitimate Interest Found But No RDNH (LawCloud .eu …
Panel: Domain Name Investing “Universally Accepted” by UDRP – ICA UDRP Digest – Vol 3.9
We hope you will enjoy this edition of the Digest (Vol 3.9), as we review these noteworthy recent decisions, with commentary from our General Counsel, Zak Muscovitch. ‣ Panel: Domain Name Investing “Universally Accepted” by UDRP (redfield .com *with Commentary) ‣ Multi-Problems with this ‘Generic.com’ (multitrack .com *with Commentary) ‣ Fascinating Case Involving Competing Trademark Rights (billionairebay .com *with Commentary) …
Enterprising Panel Adopts Nuanced Approach to PPC Links and Rethinks Privacy Protection – ICA UDRP Digest – Vol 3.8
We hope you will enjoy this edition of the Digest (Vol 3.8), as we review these noteworthy recent decisions, with commentary from our General Counsel, Zak Muscovitch and Special Guest, Panelist Igor Motsnyi. ‣ Enterprising Panel Adopts Nuanced Approach to PPC Links and Rethinks Privacy Protection (enterpriseproductsllc .com *plus comment) ‣ <Altron. ltd>: the importance of filing a response in …