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Noteworthy UDRP Decisions April and May 2015
Traffic Names, Ltd. V. Zhenghui Yiming, In Re: 224.com, 604.com; and 452.com, 1:14cv1607 (E.D. Va, Alexandria Division May 12, 2015).…Noteworthy UDRP Decisions April 2015
HomeAway, Inc. v. Timothy Hall (aka Tim Hall), D2015-0211 (WIPO April 21, 2015) Complainant’s allegation it is a licensee is…Garnishing Domain Names
In the mid-1990s, domain names were seen primarily as addresses in cyberspace—much like telephone numbers or postal addresses to which…Authors and Domain Names: Claiming Rights to Personal Names, Characters and Titles
This article first appeared in Independent Publisher. Copyright law is the principal system for protecting authors’ creations. It confers rights…Getting it Wrong: It Happens!
Over the years the UDRP has attracted a good amount of criticism hewing to one of two poles, accusing panelists…Mediation, the Talking Cure
This article was published March 2, 2015 by Industry Today. The origin of disputes is friction: "the resistance encountered when…Garnishing Domain Names for Unpaid Debts
Initially, in the far distant past, in the mid-1990s, domain names were seen primarily as addresses in cyberspace --- much…The Role of Investors in Marketing Literary Works
The following article first appeared in Independent Publisher. The full text can also be read in full below. Co-Author Gerald…Renewal of Registration of Domain Names Used in Bad Faith
Whether renewal of registration of domain names used in bad faith is actionable is an urgent question for complainants who…Proving Knowledge in UDRP Jurisprudence
A defendant’s liability for infringement under trademark law rests on using the mark without the owner’s permission. Knowledge is not…Elevating Form Over Substance in Denying Relief for Cybersquatting
Denying relief for cybersquatting is generally supported by lack of proof of abusive registration not for inexactitude in characterizing whether…Recent Articles on Trademark and Cybersquatting
See also Anthology of Commentaries on Cybersquatting -- 2014 Understanding the Legal Options Used to Fight Cybersquatting Compressed in as…