- May 7, 2010Complainants whose unregistered trademarks consist of generic words or descriptive expressions may have standing to maintain the UDRP proceeding, but…
- May 6, 2010One of the three specified defenses to a claim of abusive registration is proof that “you (as an individual, business,…
- May 5, 2010Refiling a complaint against the same respondent is not permitted as “of right.” I pointed out in the Note for…
- May 4, 2010It is useful to pause in dissecting cases and addressing evidentiary issues to outline for those unfamiliar with the UDRP…
- May 3, 2010Where there is a parity of right, the first to register a domain name comprised of a string of syllables,…
- April 30, 2010The Panel in Fox News Network, L.L.C. v. C&D International Ltd. and Whois Privacy Protection Service, D2004-0108 (WIPO July 22,…
- April 29, 2010This Note reviews an issue not frequently before a Panel, namely complainant’s right to maintain a subsequent proceeding where the…
- April 28, 2010Domains that are identical or confusingly similar to a well known trademark of which the respondent cannot plausibly deny knowledge…
- April 27, 2010Companies come and go and reputations grow or wither, but at the start new businesses are one among many offering…
- April 26, 2010Although UDRP complaints are resolved solely on papers without benefit of discovery and with no right of confrontation it would…
- April 23, 2010Holding a trademark does not guarantee a right to a corresponding domain name even where the trademark antedates the registration…
- April 22, 2010Although in Around The Rings Inc. and World Football Insider Inc. v. Dunsar Media Company Limited, Duncan Mackay, Sarah Bowron…