- April 21, 2010Unless a complainant has a trademark right with priority over the respondent’s choice there is no principle of law that…
- April 20, 2010We have to remember that the UDRP is a proceeding of limited scope. The respondent has agreed to submit to…
- April 19, 2010Domain names are not literally owned. Rather, they are held for a length of time pursuant to a registration agreement…
- April 16, 2010Domain names composed of a number of words that may include one identical to a trademark is not ipso facto…
- April 15, 2010In the 1950s Dr. Alfred Tomatis, a French ear, nose and throat specialist developed a psycho-therapeutic method that is known…
- April 14, 2010It is not surprising that holders of trademarks on the lower end of the classification scale insist that their compositions…
- April 13, 2010Panelists hold divergent views on several legal principles as they apply to domain names and for this reason to whom…
- April 12, 2010Orthographic variations such as adding, omitting and transposing letters suggest that the respondent’s motivation for registering a disputed domain name…
- April 9, 2010Passage of time can support a respondent’s defense of legitimate interest if “before any notice” it used “the domain name…
- April 8, 2010For trademarks on the weaker end of the spectrum the complainant cannot simply rely on the respondent’s mode of business.…
- April 7, 2010For trademarks on the weaker end of the spectrum the complainant cannot simply rely on the respondent’s mode of business.…
- April 6, 2010In at least one respect the UDRP is a friendlier forum for respondents than the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (ACPA).…