- March 17, 2010Whether geographically near, as in San Diego Hydroponics & Organics v. Innovative Growing Solutions, Inc., D2009-1545 (March 3, 2010) (registered…
- March 16, 2010As for trademarks based on generic terms, however powerful they may be in market A they are unrecognized in market…
- March 15, 2010In general, a respondent’s registration of a domain name that misspells a trademark, or is composed of added, substituted or…
- March 12, 2010The phrase “opportunistic bad faith” is not found in the WIPO Final Report, but was coined by early Panels initially…
- March 11, 2010Mattel, Inc. owns trademarks for BARBIE, FASHIONISTAS and SO IN STYLE. The Respondent in Mattel, Inc. v. jaomadesigns, FA1001001303036 (Nat.…
- March 10, 2010Zuccarini is one of those mythic respondents whose registrations of domain names provided the grist for articulating standards of conduct…
- March 9, 2010The consensus is that renewal of registration does not affect a registrant’s right to a domain name registered in good…
- March 8, 2010Yesterday’ Note on precedent in deciding UDRP cases touched on dictionary words and descriptive terms. Theories of bad faith under…
- March 5, 2010For consistency in the application of domain name law panelists try to anchor their decisions with citations to earlier cases.…
- March 4, 2010Rule 15(e) of the Rules of the Policy which authorizes a finding of reverse domain name hijacking is symmetrical with…
- March 3, 2010In deciding on the issue of a respondent’s good or bad faith conduct, there are two obligatory questions: “Why did…
- March 2, 2010Personal and surnames are not protected under the UDRP unless their owners can demonstrate their names are associated in the…