ICA Annual Member Meeting 2025
The ICA Member Meeting is the ultimate gathering for networking, connection, and learning within our community. Built to bring members together in a fun and engaging setting, this event is the perfect opportunity to meet industry leaders, share ideas, and build lasting relationships. With a focus on fostering collaboration and creating memorable experiences, it has become a must-attend event for the who’s who of our industry.
By participating, members play an active role in shaping the direction of ICA and ensuring its continued growth and impact.
The Internet Commerce Association (ICA) is a non-profit advocating for the rights and interests of domain name owners and related service providers.
UDRP Case Summaries
Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy was established and adopted at ICANN’s inception as a dispute resolution policy to resolve disputes between trademark holders and domain owners more quickly and cost-effectively than judicial litigation.
Read summaries from UDRP cases.
The Challenge of Properly Applying Telstra – vol. 4.46
The Challenge of Properly Applying Telstra The key element of the well-known Telstra standard: “it is not possible to conceive of any plausible actual or contemplated active use of the domain…
Complainants Must Establish Reputation as of Date of Domain Registration – vol. 4.45
Complainants Must Establish Reputation as of Date of Domain Registration We often see Complainants making the mistake of proving their reputation as of the time of filing the Complaint, but…
Panel Takes the “Holistic Approach” to Oki Data – vol 4.44
Panel Takes the “Holistic Approach” to Oki Data As noted in UDRP Perspectives at 2.3, although the Oki Data test has consistently been applied since 2001, it is best used…
Intentionality and Trademark Infringement – vol. 4.43
Intentionality and Trademark Infringement Can a Respondent’s belief that a Complainant abandoned its trademark, combined with due diligence, vitiate a claim of bad faith registration? Yes, as the Panel found…
Policy Requires That Bad Faith Must Target ‘Complainant, Specifically’, Not Unrelated Third Parties – vol. 4.42
Policy Requires That Bad Faith Must Target ‘Complainant, Specifically’, Not Unrelated Third Parties We sometimes see Respondent’s misapprehend what a “generic” or “descriptive” term is. Here, the Respondent argued that…
Free Speech/Criticism as Legitimate Interest – vol. 4.41
Free Speech/Criticism as Legitimate Interest The 3-member Forum Panel in <veatchcarlson. com> denied the complaint and found that the Respondent has a legitimate interest in using the disputed domain name…
From the ICA Blog
Exclusive Member Event: Navigating Domain Name Taxes with Ed Neff, CPA
Atom and Hilco Digital Sponsor the Closing Reception at the 2025 ICA Annual Member Meeting!
GoDaddy Sponsors the Opening Gala at the 2025 ICA Annual Member Meeting!
PREVAILING IN CONTESTED AND CLOSE CASES by Mr. Gerald M. Levine
ICA General Counsel Zak Muscovitch Leads UDRP Panelist Workshop in Vancouver
100 Days to the Annual Member Meeting!
.ART Registry joining ICA
ICA AMA with Dave Evanson: How to Broker $100,000 to $10,000,000 domains
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