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UDRP Case Summaries
Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy was established and adopted at ICANN’s inception as a dispute resolution policy to resolve disputes between trademark holders and domain owners more quickly and cost-effectively than judicial litigation.
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Six Times Unlucky: Spanish Government Agency Fails Again to “Protect” Alhambra Monument – vol. 4.15
Six Times Unlucky: Spanish Government Agency Fails Again to “Protect” Alhambra Monument What this case ultimately came down to, was the Complainant’s conflation of the reputation of the monument itself,…
Law Firm Whose Client Escaped RDNH Last Time, Not as Lucky This Time – vol. 4.14
Law Firm Whose Client Escaped RDNH Last Time, Not as Lucky This Time Readers may recall the PitStop case from Digest Vol. 4.12 last month. In commenting upon the decision,…
Panel: Privacy Services are a Standard Feature of Contemporary Domain Name Registrations – vol. 4.13
Panel: Privacy Services are a Standard Feature of Contemporary Domain Name Registrations This case should finally put to rest the “Whois Privacy is evidence of bad faith” argument which continues…
Complainant’s ‘Sincere Belief’ Runs Contrary to Policy But Saves it from RDNH – vol. 4.12
Complainant’s ‘Sincere Belief’ Runs Contrary to Policy But Saves it from RDNH The denial of RDNH in this case, is frankly difficult to comprehend. On the facts as presented in…
Highlighting Previous Comments
Zak Muscovitch comments on the issue of common law rights raised in the decision on <lifefenefits .com> Securian Financial Group, Inc. v. Carolina Rodrigues / Fundacion Comercio Electronico, NAF Claim…
Reflections on the Jurisprudence of Domain Names, No. 1
By Mr. Gerald M. Levine The commentaries in the Weekly Digest give a good account of the panelists’ reasoning for their decisions but I thought it would also be instructive…
From the ICA Blog
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ICA Member Profile: Todd Henderson
ICA AMA with Josh Reason
A Legitimate Question by Mr. Sten Lillieström
Domain work part 2 – Sales by Mr. Sten Lillieström
Panelists – Be forthright! The DWIcompanies .com decision
In Memory of Howard Neu
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