- April 5, 2010Adding a geographic term to a famous trademark is not less infringing because the trademark also happens to be a…
- April 2, 2010Paragraph 4(b) of the Policy comes into play when the respondent fails to marshal a defense for rights or legitimate…
- March 31, 2010A respondent’s right to continue using a trademark in its domain name after termination of its business relationship with the…
- March 30, 2010That any aggrieved trademark holder can institute a claim against any respondent however distant their countries of residence means only…
- March 29, 2010Nothing could be easier for a registrar owed money (or, in the case herein discussed, the reseller of a registrar)…
- March 26, 2010Ordinarily, a trademark must have been in existence before the registration of the domain name for a finding of bad…
- March 25, 2010The basic ingredients for bad faith are knowledge and intention. Denying is more common than admitting them, and although having…
- March 24, 2010Regions, Cities, Municipalities and Towns may wish to control the use of their names on the Internet but there is…
- March 23, 2010Rules 12 and 10(a) of the Rules of the Policy are closely connected. Rule 12 grants panelists authority to request…
- March 22, 2010Parking is not prima facie illegitimate, but it may require plausible explanation where the respondent has knowledge of the complainant’s…
- March 19, 2010UDRP’s remedial niche is limited to disputes of abusive registration of domain names rather than trademark infringement. The WIPO Final…
- March 18, 2010The Panel in Rba Edipresse, S.L. v. Brendhan Hight / MDNH Inc., D2009-1580 (WIPO March 2, 2010) (discussed a few…