- September 8, 2010Win one, lose one. Different Panels; same Complainant, the trademark holder of MOSHI MONSTERS; different Respondents; The word “cheats” is…
- September 7, 2010Inferences are variously drawn when it comes to passively held domain names. Dictionary words and colloquial combinations are harder to…
- September 2, 2010UDRP is not centric to any particular national law, but where the parties are “domiciled in the United States and…
- September 1, 2010Ordinarily, a transferee inherits the bad faith of its transferor and can be dispossessed of the disputed domain name if…
- August 31, 2010Trademark law recognizes, with qualification that two parties can be entitled to the use of similar, even identical lexical strings…
- August 30, 2010Judged objectively not all similarity is confusing with domain names and trademarks. Paragraph 4(a)(i) of the Policy is not satisfied…
- August 27, 2010Despite misgivings expressed by some panelists over the past year (the Octogen line of cases), where there is no evidence…
- August 26, 2010Complainants from time to time refile complaints on change of circumstances. Refiling is not barred but complainant must satisfy strict…
- August 25, 2010It is fundamental that a respondent’s intent at the time it registers a disputed domain name to take advantage of…
- August 24, 2010The threshold requirement sets a low bar but small differences “can have a major effect on the way domain names…
- August 23, 2010The UDRP mandates that “[i]n all cases, the Panel shall ensure that the Parties are treated with equality and that…
- August 20, 2010A certificate of registration satisfies the threshold requirement for maintaining a UDRP proceeding while a mere “intent to use” application…