- December 31, 2009More explanation is required from the respondent when the disputed domain name mimics a well known trademark. The closer the…
- December 30, 2009A proceeding is properly commenced against the “holder” of the domain name who by definition may or may not be…
- December 29, 2009A trademark registered on the Supplemental Register is not one in which a complainant has a right. The complainant’s fate…
- December 28, 2009Refiling a complaint against the same respondent is not permitted as “of right.” Reconsideration may be granted under certain circumstances…
- December 24, 2009Domainers brought many times to the bar for abusive registrations of domain names are sometimes serendipitous in spite of themselves,…
- December 23, 2009The Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act is more friendly to trademark holders than the UDRP in that proof of bad faith…
- December 22, 2009Panels have carved out for domainers a duty to investigate that is greater than registrants for one or two domain…
- December 21, 2009There is a good amount of chatter on the Internet about the aggressiveness of the City of Paris claiming domain…
- December 18, 2009However similar domain names are to trademarks, even confusingly similar does not diminish a respondent’s legitimate interest based on its…
- December 17, 2009The question of what constitutes notice of the dispute arises in connection with paragraph 4(c)(i) of the Policy. The respondent…
- December 16, 2009The Panel in BECA Inc. v. CanAm Health Source, Inc., D2004-0298 (WIPO July 23, 2004) points out that “[t]rademark rights…
- December 15, 2009The rule of non-use of a domain name incorporating a well known trademark was laid down in Telstra Corporation Limited…