Abusive registration
- January 4, 2018
Noteworthy Domain Name Decisions for 2018
Noteworthy Domain Name Decisions is a running collection of annual decisions that taken together provide insight into the jurisprudence applied…
- December 27, 2017
The Emergence of Consensus in the UDRP
The modus operandi of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is achieving consensus. This also holds true…
- December 18, 2017
So, You Claim to Have an Unregistered Mark! Is there Cybersquatting?
Complainants have standing to proceed with a claim of cybersquatting under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) if…
- December 4, 2017
Artful Misrepresentations of UDRP Jurisprudence
The jurisprudence applied in adjudicating disputes between mark owners and domain name holders under the Uniform Domain Dispute Resolution Policy…
- November 27, 2017
Long-held Domain Names Transferred to Complainants
There has lately been a number of long-held investor registered domain names transferred to complainants under the Uniform Domain Name…
- November 20, 2017
Vulnerabilities of Weak Marks and Uncurated Websites
Dictionary words, alone, combined as phrases, modified by other parts of speech, and single letters that function as marks also…
- October 27, 2017
Losing a UDRP Case: Questionable Decision or Questionable Submission?
Complainants naturally want to prevail on their claims of alleged infringing conduct and respondents (when they appear) naturally do their…
- October 10, 2017
Trademark Rights Paramount to Contract Rights for Domain Names
UDRP decisions come down from providers (principally from WIPO and the Forum) at the rate of 7 to 10 a…
- September 26, 2017
Principles, Factors, and Elements that Promote or Undermine the Outcome of UDRP Cases
Panels adjudicating cybersquatting claims, defenses, and rebuttals under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) expect parties to prove…
- September 14, 2017
Abusive and Malicious Registrations of Domain Names
When ICANN implemented the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) in 1999 it explained its purpose as combating “abusive…
- September 2, 2017
Post-UDRP, ACPA Actions Challenging Awards
The Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) is not an exclusive remedy for cybersquatting, but it is by far…
- August 16, 2017
Proving and Protecting Rights to Domain Names
At their best, UDRP panelists are educators. They inform us about the ways in which parties win or lose on…