- October 12, 2011Paragraph 4(a)(i) of the Policy is not satisfied by simply showing that the trademark and the domain name bear a…
- October 7, 2011That a domain name is identical or confusingly similar to a complainant's trademark is only part of the evidentiary journey.…
- October 5, 2011Panels early recognized that complainant could likely not marshal conclusive proof that respondent lacked rights or legitimate interests in the…
- September 30, 2011When it comes to fan sites there are two views, the tolerant and the intolerant. The intolerant is illustrated in…
- September 28, 2011Panels have long put to rest the argument that re-registration (or renewal of) is equivalent to registration, although there continue…
- September 23, 2011It is often pointed out that small differences (such as adding or subtracting plural suffixes) matter in determining whether a…
- September 21, 2011Surnames may qualify as trademarks, but to the extent they are common (and provided that there is no intent to…
- September 16, 2011"Given the human capacity for mischief in all its forms the Policy sensibly takes an open-ended approach to bad faith,…
- September 14, 2011See Anthology of Commentaries -- 2014 In commencing the administrative proceeding, the complainant certifies "that the information contained in th[e]…
- September 9, 2011If merely registering a domain name incorporating a trademark secured a right or legitimate interest "every respondent in proceedings under…
- September 7, 2011The Panel in Iberostar Hoteles Y Apartamentos, S.L. v. N/A, Yuri Smolyansky, Registrant Organization: N/A Registrant / Contact Privacy Inc.,…
- September 2, 2011Intention can be deduced from both sound and silence. What a party does and says or the reverse is evidence…