- November 4, 2012It makes a difference which party initiates a negotiation to sell or purchase a disputed domain name. In SIX Group…
- October 29, 2012Respondent’s default to some extent lightens complainant’s burden to prove knowledge and intent while its appearance and rebuttal testimony heightens…
- October 18, 2012While merely registering and holding a domain name confers no right or legitimate interest, a domain name can be legitimized…
- October 11, 2012A claim of reverse domain name hijacking (RDNH) ultimately rests on complainant untruthfully certifying that “the information contained in th[e]…
- October 6, 2012Panels in the formative cases held that there was “no room for general equitable doctrines under the Policy such as…
- September 27, 2012See Anthology of Commentaries -- 2014 Question 2.4 of the WIPO Overview of WIPO Panel Views on Selected U.D.R.P. Questions…
- September 19, 2012A respondent telegraphs both intent and knowledge when it squats on a trademark by creating minor typographical variations. There are…
- September 14, 2012Nominative use of a trademark is permissible when it is fair. It is fair when the domain name identifies the…
- September 5, 2012Ownership of domain names can be tenuous. They can be lost beyond recapture through inadvertence. Trademarks, at least the registration…
- August 29, 2012Timing is a critical factor in determining whether a complainant satisfies its first and third UDRP requirements. When parties’ acquire…
- August 16, 2012The 3-member Panel in Albir Hills Resort, S.A. v. Telepathy, Inc., D2012-0997 (WIPO July 19, 2012) makes an interesting comment…
- August 2, 2012To “oogle” (if “oogle” means “ogle”) is one thing, to “google” another. “Despite the Panel’s extreme suspicions about [the Respondent’s]…