Cybersquatting
- October 13, 2014
Complainants who register trademarks without first obtaining corresponding domain name have no actionable claims against respondents already holding corresponding domain…
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To succeed in a UDRP case parties must pay attentiion to the evidentiary demands of the process. Complaints are dismissed…
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This article, "Opportunist Registrations of Domain Names: What Is Going On, and What Tools Are Available for Trademark Owners," appears…
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Trademark dictionary words, compounds, phrases and acronyms (or strings of arbitrary letters complainants claim as trademarks) are regularly contested in…
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Abuse of process in a UDRP proceeding carries risk for reverse domain name hijacking if respondent appears and proves complainant…
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Non-authorized use of trademark is not prohibited as long as the use is fair, but “fair” is narrowly defined under…
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Lapse of time versus a laches defense to cybersquatting claim in a udrp case is likely to benefit domain name…
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Ordinarily, complaints are dismissed for two reasons (or the same reason but expressed in two different ways): either the complainant…
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Paragraph 4(c)(iii) of the Policy recognizes the free speech defense but this is one of the blurry areas of domain…
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Of the four enumerated circumstances of bad faith in paragraph 4(b) the first three describe bad faith registration while the…
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In the hierarchy of standards “beyond a reasonable doubt” (criminal intent) is higher than “clear and convincing” (URS) which is…
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See Anthology of Commentaries -- 2014 The burden of proof is always with the complainant but it does not have…
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