Abusive registration
- November 22, 2015
Some trademark owners see changes in the Whois Registry as an opportunity to seize control of domain names corresponding to…
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Dictionary words are generic when employed denotatively for their ascribed meanings, therefore incapable of trademark status, but can nevertheless acquire…
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Ordinarily in commercial alternative dispute resolution processes arbitrators are not authorised to independently do factual research, and there is continuing…
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In a number of UDRP cases decided this year several turned on the issue of credibility, sometimes involving "advocate's hyperbole"…
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It is out of the ordinary for respondents in UDRP proceedings to have registered trademarks; it is more so that…
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Unlike court actions default in responding to complaints is not deemed an admission of liability. Complainant carries the burden to…
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Complainant prevails only if it proves conjunctive bad faith. Bad faith use can be inferred if the proof supports bad…
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Complainants whose trademarks postdate domain name registrations continue to misunderstand the law as it applies to their rights under both…
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The Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (ACPA) provides that “[a] person shall be liable in a civil action by an owner…
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HomeAway, Inc. v. Timothy Hall (aka Tim Hall), D2015-0211 (WIPO April 21, 2015) Complainant’s allegation it is a licensee is…
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This article first appeared in Independent Publisher. Copyright law is the principal system for protecting authors’ creations. It confers rights…
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Over the years the UDRP has attracted a good amount of criticism hewing to one of two poles, accusing panelists…
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