Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act
- September 26, 2016
I noted in last week's essay three kinds of cybersquatting complaints typically filed under ICANN'S Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution…
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There are three kinds of udrp disputes, those that are out-and-out cybersquatting, those that are truly contested, and those that…
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UDRP complainants are expected to get it right the first time, and if they don't there's a narrow window for…
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No censure attaches to having domain names registered by proxy/privacy services. However, while the practice has become routine for protecting…
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Trademarks can be strong in two ways: either inherently distinctive (arbitrary or fanciful marks), or composed of common elements that…
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The Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) is not an exclusive forum for the resolution of domain names accused…
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On the question of reselling domain names on the secondary market, a dissenting panelist in a 2005 case observed that…
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There is in the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act a provision not expressly found in the UDRP (at least, not in…
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For registrants who are not trademark owners losing their domain names can be an irretrievable loss; and for trademark owners,…
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The paragraph 4(c)(iii) safe harbors of the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy are construed from a five word phrase,…
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Confusion is a basic element in both cybersquatting and trademark infringement. It appears twice in the UDRP; once in paragraph…
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Mr. Levine is the author of a treatise on trademarks, domain names, and cybersquatting, Domain Name Arbitration, A Practical Guide…
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