Descriptive Contraction of Unregistered Trade Names
December 14, 2009In science there are multiple examples of people in different locations contemporaneously discovering the same laws of nature, inventing the…Asserting Trademark Rights; No Record
December 11, 2009Yesterday’s Note discussed a Respondent’s attempt to explain how a string of syllables forming a non-word – for all appearances…Original Registration Date of Transferor Not Probative of Transferee’s Good Faith
December 10, 2009However sincerely a respondent may believe that its acquisition of a domain name from a prior registrant is in good…Unregistered Trademarks for Personal Names
December 9, 2009Unless personal names have trademark status they are not protected under the Policy. Excluded are living persons whose reputations are…Criticism without Commercial Intent, Normative International Legal Principle
December 8, 2009The WIPO Overview of WIPO Panel Views on Selected UDRP Questions records two views on using domain names identical or…Respondent’s Representation and Warranty in Assessing Bad Faith
December 7, 2009To what extent should the representation and warranty provision of the domain name registration agreement be factored into an analysis…Maintaining a UDRP Proceeding Against Multiple Respondents
December 4, 2009Paragraph 3(c) of the Rules for UDRP provides that a “complaint may relate to more than one domain name provided…Appearance Not Required for a Finding in Respondent’s Favor
December 3, 2009Paragraph 4 of the Policy “sets forth the type of disputes for which [the respondent is] required to submit to…UDRP Complainant with Nothing to Complain About
December 2, 2009A UDRP complainant has to have something to complain about that states an actionable claim. Unhappiness does not state a…Competitor Has No Right or Legitimate Interest in Domain Name Incorporating a Trademark Composed of Common Words
December 1, 2009A respondent’s honest concurrent use of a term generally qualifies as a legitimate interest in a domain name identical or…