- December 2, 2015It is an interesting phenomenon that complainants and their counsel continue to believe that trademark owners have greater rights to…
- November 22, 2015Some trademark owners see changes in the Whois Registry as an opportunity to seize control of domain names corresponding to…
- November 16, 2015Dictionary words are generic when employed denotatively for their ascribed meanings, therefore incapable of trademark status, but can nevertheless acquire…
- November 10, 2015Mr. Levine is the author of a treatise on trademarks, domain names, and cybersquatting, Domain Name Arbitration, A Practical Guide…
- November 3, 2015If a domain name is similar but not confusingly similar to the trademark in which complainant has rights the complaint…
- October 27, 2015Ordinarily in commercial alternative dispute resolution processes arbitrators are not authorised to independently do factual research, and there is continuing…
- October 12, 2015In a number of UDRP cases decided this year several turned on the issue of credibility, sometimes involving "advocate's hyperbole"…
- October 4, 2015This article was first appeared in the New York Law Journal, September 30, 2015 GoDaddy.com, which is the largest registrar…
- September 28, 2015This article first appeared in Industry Today (9/16/2015) Domain names exist solely on the Internet. They are primarily functional elements.…
- September 11, 2015It is a general principle in UDRP jurisprudence (as it is under trademark law) that personal names are not registrable…
- September 6, 2015It is out of the ordinary for respondents in UDRP proceedings to have registered trademarks; it is more so that…
- August 25, 2015Unlike court actions default in responding to complaints is not deemed an admission of liability. Complainant carries the burden to…