- January 6, 2010It is perfectly rational to register a domain name for its income potential. Pay-per-click revenue can be respectable, but it…
- January 5, 2010SAVE THE CHILDREN and <savechildren>. Omitting an article, in this case the “the” but retaining the verb and subject, Save…
- January 4, 2010Trademark infringement there may be, but that is for another forum. General Electric Company v. Estephens Productions, D2009-1438 (WIPO December…
- December 31, 2009More explanation is required from the respondent when the disputed domain name mimics a well known trademark. The closer the…
- December 30, 2009A proceeding is properly commenced against the “holder” of the domain name who by definition may or may not be…
- December 29, 2009A trademark registered on the Supplemental Register is not one in which a complainant has a right. The complainant’s fate…
- December 28, 2009Refiling a complaint against the same respondent is not permitted as “of right.” Reconsideration may be granted under certain circumstances…
- December 24, 2009Domainers brought many times to the bar for abusive registrations of domain names are sometimes serendipitous in spite of themselves,…
- December 23, 2009The Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act is more friendly to trademark holders than the UDRP in that proof of bad faith…
- December 22, 2009Panels have carved out for domainers a duty to investigate that is greater than registrants for one or two domain…
- December 21, 2009There is a good amount of chatter on the Internet about the aggressiveness of the City of Paris claiming domain…
- December 18, 2009However similar domain names are to trademarks, even confusingly similar does not diminish a respondent’s legitimate interest based on its…