Uniform Domain Name Resolution Policy
- October 21, 2010
Trademark + pejorative signaling criticism of the goods or services of a trademark holder are a powerful irritant. If the…
, - October 20, 2010
A transferee is likely to take possession of a disputed domain name under conditions factually different from the original registrant.…
, - October 19, 2010
With qualification, descriptive phrases are not denied trademark registration but they are less protected from concurrent users. That is clear…
, - October 18, 2010
Rule 11(a) of the Rules of the Policy is a two clause provision. The first clause provides that “[u]nless otherwise…
, - October 13, 2010
As a general rule when “the licence of distribution arrangement has terminated, the respondent is generally found to have no…
, - October 12, 2010
Trademark law recognizes with some qualification that two parties can be entitled to use similar, even identical lexical strings where…
, - October 8, 2010
A complainant’s unexplained delay in prosecuting a claim under the UDRP is not generally prejudicial to its relief, except where…
- October 7, 2010
Turning the issue around from yesterday's Note, instead of geographic indicators joined to trademarks, consider geographic trademarks and their strength.…
, , - October 6, 2010
Adding a geographic indicator to a trademark does not distinguish a domain name; is unlikely to support a right or…
, - October 5, 2010
Use of privacy services is a merely one factor among others to be taken into consideration when assessing bad faith.…
, - October 4, 2010
A person is free to choose any string of phonetic elements or numbers as a domain name as long as…
, , , - October 1, 2010
Correspondence between the parties can prove decisive when the respondent makes admissions against interest, although the alleged prejudicial “statement must…