Abusive registration
- November 4, 2010
Can there be abusive registration solely by bad faith use? The circumstances under paragraph 4(b)(iv) are different from those of…
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Panels use the phrase “initial interest confusion” in two contexts: “[1] confusion of authorship upon reading the content of a…
, - October 26, 2010
Transferees who acquire domain names from related entities or by purchase and registrants who independently acquire their domain names after…
, - October 22, 2010
“Pay-per-click websites” (noted the Panel in Business Filings Incorporated v. John Thalacker D/B/A Traffico, D2010-1332 (WIPO October 1, 2010)) “are…
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Trademark + pejorative signaling criticism of the goods or services of a trademark holder are a powerful irritant. If the…
, - October 13, 2010
As a general rule when “the licence of distribution arrangement has terminated, the respondent is generally found to have no…
, - October 7, 2010
Turning the issue around from yesterday's Note, instead of geographic indicators joined to trademarks, consider geographic trademarks and their strength.…
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Adding a geographic indicator to a trademark does not distinguish a domain name; is unlikely to support a right or…
, - October 5, 2010
Use of privacy services is a merely one factor among others to be taken into consideration when assessing bad faith.…
, - October 4, 2010
A person is free to choose any string of phonetic elements or numbers as a domain name as long as…
, , , - September 28, 2010
To state a defense under paragraph 4(c)(ii) of the Policy the respondent has to be “commonly known” by the domain…
, - September 24, 2010
Ordinarily, “the content of a website (whether it is similar or different to the business of a trademark owner) is…
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