In the hierarchy of standards “beyond a reasonable doubt” (criminal intent) is higher than “clear and convincing” (URS) which is higher than “preponderance of the evidence” (UDRP). The UDRP sets forth in general terms conduct that violates a trademark owner’s rights and respondent’s defenses of fair use and registration but to understand the fine points […]
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Giving Complainant the Benefit of the Doubt; Why?
The standard of proof for abusive registration is preponderance of the evidence. In lay terms the evidence must be sufficient to answer the question, Is it more likely than not respondent registered the domain name with knowledge of the complainant’s trademark; that respondent had the complainant’s trademark “in mind”? If the trademark did not exist […]
Time and Expense Consequences for Sitting Out Sunrise and Landrush Periods
Sunrise refers to a stipulated period during which trademark owners may defensively preregister domain names in new generic top-level domains (gTLDs) prior to the registrar accepting registrations from the general public. This initial period is followed by the connotatively rich “Landrush” in which anyone (for a premium) can register domain names on a first-come-first served […]
Losing Control of a Domain Name to a Party with Equal Right to It
Registrants hold domain names for a term and have renewal rights without end, and in this respect they can be thought of as being “owned” rather than “leased,” but they can be irrecoverably lost through inadvertent lapse. Loss by lapse can be thought of as comparable to loss of trademark registration, although with trademarks there […]
- Arbitrators Acting Within and Exceeding Their Powers
- Standards of Proof, URS (Clear and Convincing) and UDRP (Preponderance of the Evidence)
- Giving Complainant the Benefit of the Doubt; Why?
- Cost-Benefit and Timing in Responding to Copyright Infringement
- The Burden of Establishing a Right (or Legitimate Interest)
- Time and Expense Consequences for Sitting Out Sunrise and Landrush Periods
- Giving Complainant the Benefit of the Doubt; Why?
- Standards of Proof, URS (Clear and Convincing) and UDRP (Preponderance of the Evidence)
- Arbitrators Acting Within and Exceeding Their Powers
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