- July 29, 2011Relief under the UDRP is not closed to unregistered trademark holders – they too are covered – but the burden…
- July 27, 2011One appellate panel humorously said of the UDRP proceeding that it was "adjudication lite" lite"because of "its streamlined nature and…
- July 22, 2011Paragraph 4(c)(iii) of the Policy reads: "[Y]ou are making a legitimate noncommercial or fair use of the domain name, without…
- July 20, 2011Friction between holders of trademarks composed of common words or descriptive phrases and domain name registrants rests on the variable…
- July 17, 2011Paragraph 4(a)(i) of the Policy is silent on the rights the complainant seeks to vindicate. However, within the first few…
- July 12, 2011The UDRP is essentially an adversary proceeding. Panels have pointed out in response to parties requesting them to inquire and…
- July 6, 2011I recently reviewed a manuscript of a non-fiction, semi-scholarly work analyzing images of historical prophesy (tarot) cards. The author explained…
- July 6, 2011Unlike some country code Policies, the UDRP makes no provision for an administrative rehearing or appeal by an aggrieved party.…
- July 3, 2011The Panel in Comité Interprofessionnel du vin de Champagne v. Steven Vickers, DCO2011-0026 (WIPO June 21, 2011) posed the following…