Abusive registration
- May 17, 2013
See Anthology of Commentaries -- 2014 Trademarks composed of dictionary words are not protected against uses that take advantage of…
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The UDRP analysis begins with assessing the closeness of the domain name to the trademark. Identical is letter by letter…
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Occasionally, there is inadvertent lapse of both trademark registration and domain name. But, while falling out of the trademark registry…
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Just as complainants cannot prevail on the strength of their trademarks which only proves the first requirement of the Policy…
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Despite protective notice of expiration trademark holders continue to see their non renewed domain names registered by innocent purchasers as…
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UDRP Rules require that complaints be certified to the truth and acurracy of the allegations. False certification of UDRP complaint…
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The 3-member Panel in Cheezburger, Inc. v. WeKnowMemes LLC (c/o Dynadot Privacy), D2012-2452 (WIPO February 19, 2013) considered confusing similarity between…
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For a complainant to succeed in recapturing a lapsed domain name it must both anticipate and overcome respondent's rebuttal that…
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Design trademarks combine figurative element(s) with word(s). The words may or may not be registrable standing alone. That they are…
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Although timing of a trademark registration is not a factor for standing it is critical in assessing bad faith. Unless…
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Panels in formative cases held there was “no room for general equitable doctrines under the Policy such as would be…
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I have pointed out in earlier Notes that the Uniform Domain Name Resolution Policy (UDRP) and the Anticybersquatting Protection Act…
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