Uniform Domain Name Resolution Policy
- February 27, 2013
For a complainant to succeed in recapturing a lapsed domain name it must both anticipate and overcome respondent's rebuttal that…
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Design trademarks combine figurative element(s) with word(s). The words may or may not be registrable standing alone. That they are…
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Although timing of a trademark registration is not a factor for standing it is critical in assessing bad faith. Unless…
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Panels in formative cases held there was “no room for general equitable doctrines under the Policy such as would be…
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I have pointed out in earlier Notes that the Uniform Domain Name Resolution Policy (UDRP) and the Anticybersquatting Protection Act…
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Respondent’s burden of persuasion under paragraph 4(a)(ii) of the Policy is disjunctive. It satisfies the requirement if it has either…
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There is not an available, corresponding domain name for every trademark so it would seem prudential for a party before…
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In a federal action under 15 U.S.C. 8131 (Cyberpiracy protections for individuals) the district court for the Middle District of…
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Personal names that are unregistrable as trademarks have no actionable claim under the UDRP for abusive registration of their names.…
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Registrants in acquiring domain names and trademark owners in complaining of abusive registration are both required to submit to the…
- December 4, 2012
Complainants cannot claim standing for intent to use applications since the first use in commerce is prospective. This applies to…
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Registering surnames for operating a vanity email service is a legitimate business model. The problem comes when the trademark is…
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