Abusive registration
- August 3, 2011
Rule 17 of the Rules of the Policy provides alternative instructions for terminating a proceeding: “(a) If, before the Panel’s…
, - July 29, 2011
Relief under the UDRP is not closed to unregistered trademark holders – they too are covered – but the burden…
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Friction between holders of trademarks composed of common words or descriptive phrases and domain name registrants rests on the variable…
, - July 12, 2011
The UDRP is essentially an adversary proceeding. Panels have pointed out in response to parties requesting them to inquire and…
, - July 6, 2011
Unlike some country code Policies, the UDRP makes no provision for an administrative rehearing or appeal by an aggrieved party.…
, - June 26, 2011
Paragraph 4(c)(ii) of the Policy is written in the past tense, "have been commonly known by the domain name" (emphasis…
, - June 22, 2011
Domain names violate the Policy when the purpose for their registration is to take advantage of another's trademark. Intent is…
, - June 18, 2011
The complainant's threshold burden for maintaining a UDRP proceeding is to prove that the disputed domain name is identical or…
, - June 16, 2011
Paragraph 4(a)(ii) of the Policy is framed in the present tense: the respondent "lacks rights or legitimate interests" in the…
, - June 11, 2011
“Actively used” does not require the domain name to resolve to an active website, although websites are “the prevalent use.”…
, - June 9, 2011
Adding, subtracting and transposing letters would seem to imply both knowledge of the complainant's trademark and an intention to capitalize…
, - June 5, 2011
Activity is full of evidentiary possibilities. It enlarges the sphere from which inferences can be drawn and can be said…
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