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Domain Names Composed of Geographic and Public Entity Designations
Seaports, airports, cities and municipalities have not fared well in their claims to take possession of disputed domain names. Geographic…Applying the UDRP As It Is, Not As it Could or Should Be
The Uniform Domain Name Resolution Policy does not protect holders, who in granting or acquiescing in the registration of domain…How Much Preparation is Enough to be Demonstrable Proof of a Right or Legitimate Interest?
Paragraph 4(c)(i) of the Policy contains three conjunctive elements: “before any notice to you of the dispute”, “[you made] demonstrable…Incorporating a Well Known Trademark Plus Distinguishing Suffix in Domain Name
The Panel noted about Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Sergio Cabrera, FA1008001344053 (Nat. Arb. Forum November 8, 2010) that is was…Complainant’s Duty to Inform Itself as a Defense to Reverse Domain Name Hijacking
The sole remedy for respondents hauled into a UDRP proceeding without cause is a finding of reverse domain name hijacking.…First to Register Entitled to Domain Name
The doctrine that the first to register a domain name is entitled to keep it does not secure a right…Innocent and Good Faith Registration
Registrations of domain names are not abusive merely because they happen to be identical or confusingly similar to a trademark.…Registering a Domain Name Composed of Common Terms That Have Many Meanings
A person is free to choose any string of phonetic elements or numbers as a domain name as long as…Privileged Speech: Pure and Impure Motives
The Panel in Tradewind Media, LLC d/b/a Intopic Media v. Jayson Hahn, D2010-1413 (WIPO October 27, 2010) notes that “we…Abusive Registration Solely by Bad Faith Use
Can there be abusive registration solely by bad faith use? The circumstances under paragraph 4(b)(iv) are different from those of…Registered in Good Faith, Using in Bad Faith; Liability Under UDRP and ACPA
The UDRP is more forgiving than the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (ACPA) in that the complainant must plead and prove…Initial Interest Confusion, Basis for Abusive Registration
Panels use the phrase “initial interest confusion” in two contexts: “[1] confusion of authorship upon reading the content of a…