- October 27, 2009The USPTO database reports over 20 records containing the phrase “market watch” some of which are presently owned by Dow…
- October 26, 2009It is not surprising that two companies in different though contiguous States think they can make a living selling coffee…
- October 23, 2009There is a tendency among holders of later acquired trademarks to overreach their rights and demand forfeiture of earlier registered…
- October 22, 2009There has been a marked increase in the number of live celebrities with unregistered trademarks demanding return of their names.…
- October 21, 2009Sunrise rights refer to a stipulated period during which an owner of a registered trademark may register a domain name…
- October 20, 2009When Mattel challenges a Mattel [Mattel, Inc. v. Gopi Mattel, FA0411000372847 (Nat. Arb. Forum February 15, 2005) (<mattel.org>)] or Mathiesen…
- October 19, 2009The WIPO Final Report in anticipation and ICANN Second Staff Report, Paragraph 4(c), dated October 24, 1999 glossing the newly…
- October 16, 2009Should there be a special exception for business persons whose personal names are highjacked for Internet commerce? On their face,…
- October 15, 2009What is sufficient? Sufficient is not merely alleging preparations without demonstration. Intention to activate a website in the future is…
- October 14, 2009A respondent’s admission that the complainant is the beneficial owner of domain names is proof that she lacks rights or…
- October 13, 2009Panelists early concluded that local law had no place in deciding rights to disputed domain names. “Panels should struggle to…
- October 12, 2009In assessing bad faith “the complainant must prove that the respondent has ‘targeted’ the complainant or its mark in some…