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Typosquatting as Per Se Cybersquatting Unless Proved Otherwise
The quintessence of typosquatting is syntactical variation: adding, omitting, replacing, substituting, and transposing words and letters. Recent examples include <citizens1loans>…Drawing Inferences from the Record: UDRP/URS Decision-Making
The weighing of evidence involves the connecting of dots, which involves drawing inferences. However, just as there can be false…Abusive Conduct: Domain Name Registrants and Rights Holders
Abusive conduct or cybersquatting is the essence of disputes under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP), usually by…Remedies for Cybersquatting: New gTLD Domain Names
In the discussions proceeding the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) publishing The Management Of Internet Names And Addresses: Intellectual Property…Undone! Failure of Persuasion in UDRP Proceedings
A split Panel in an early decision under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) held that parties deserve…What Do UDRP Panels Look for in Assessing Parties’ Rights to Disputed Domain Names?
Panels appointed to adjudicate domain name disputes under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) have written in the…Limitations, Delays, and Laches as Defenses to Cybersquatting Claims
In passing the baton for combating cybersquatting to the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) the World Intellectual…Challenging UDRP Awards in Federal Court: Recent Outcomes
Challenging UDRP awards in actions under the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (ACPA) is infrequent though steady. There are currently a…What’s Abusive in Registering Domain Names, and the Reverse?
The two major providers of arbitration services for adjudicating cybersquatting complaints under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP),…Short Strings of Alphabet Letters in Domain Names: Random to Some, Identifiers to Others
What is the intrinsic (as opposed to trademark) value of short string domain names? It depends, of course. Rights holders…Combinations of Dictionary Words in Domain Names: Common vs. Distinctive Phrases
The lexicon of domain names consists of letters, words, numbers, dots, and dashes. When the characters correspond in whole (identical)…Examiners’ Views of URS Procedure and Rules
Introduction The Uniform Rapid Suspension System (URS) is one of three rights protection mechanisms (RPMs) implemented in 2013 by the…