Protecting Domain Investors & The Domain Name Industry
Last month, at the 2025 ICA Member Meeting in Las Vegas, industry professionals from across the domain name space gathered to discuss key developments, connect with peers, and recognize those making a significant impact. One of the highlights of the event was the Award Ceremony, where the first-ever ICA Trailblazer Award was presented to Atom.com and its founder, Darpan Munjal. …
Please join the CIIDRC for an informative and free session, open to all via Zoom on February 26, 2025. Sign up here! Complimentary Webinar Register Here! UDRP Perspectives has been updated with new perspectives on the topics of Trademark Infringement and Reputation, written by Igor Motsnyi and Zak Muscovitch. UDRP Perspectives welcomes you to review current jurisprudence as it relates to these two important topics or on …
The week began with an exclusive VIP dinner, bringing together ICA’s most prominent and engaged members in an intimate setting—an evening made possible by the generous support of PTL. Then, we officially kicked off at Crash N Burn, where over 130 attendees gathered to reconnect, exchange ideas, and enjoy the vibrant atmosphere. A special thanks to DomainEasy for sponsoring the event and to Monte Cahn, who kept the …
UDRP Perspectives has been updated with new perspectives on the topics of Trademark Infringement and Reputation, written by Igor Motsnyi and Zak Muscovitch. UDRP Perspectives welcomes you to review current jurisprudence as it relates to these two important topics or on any of the 50 topics that it covers. The goal of UDRP Perspectives is to provide guidance in the application of the UDRP through up-to-date case …
Four explanations for the nature of names Guest Article by Mr. Sten Lillieström, Next Venture (Next Venture acquires taken domains, or helps you find a new name identity with the domain available for immediate purchase; LinkedIn) For the duration of the existence of domain registrant rights, a common argument for good faith in the face of existing trademark rights has …
We are pleased to welcome Unstoppable Domains (“UD”) to the ICA! UD began in 2018 as a Web3 provider whose unique names are used by customers to build and verify their digital identities, log in to Web3 applications and games, and streamline crypto payments by replacing lengthy crypto wallet addresses with web3 names. Last year, UD broadened its business substantially. …
UDRP Perspectives has been updated with new perspectives on the topics of Trademark Infringement and Reputation, written by Igor Motsnyi and Zak Muscovitch. UDRP Perspectives welcomes you to review current jurisprudence as it relates to these two important topics or on any of the 50 topics that it covers. The goal of UDRP Perspectives is to provide guidance in the …
Who Solicited Who? As readers will know, different jurisdictions have different procedures for trademark registrations. As the Panel observed in this particular case, the Complainant’s French trademark was registered on October 14, 2011, but was made effective from March 30, 2011, i.e. the date of application, as is apparently the French practice. Usually, a registration with such retroactive effect wouldn’t …
No Place for Constructive Notice in UDRP Once again, a Complainant has erroneously relied on “constructive notice”. The Panel properly dismissed this allegation, in part relying upon Gerald Levine’s treatise (“Clash”). As noted in UDRP Perspectives at 3.4, there is no place for the concept of “constructive knowledge” of trademarks under the Policy. In The Way International Inc. v. Diamond …
First Domain Registered Before Complainant Rights, Second One After The Panel correctly determined that a domain name simply cannot have been registered in bad faith when the registration predates a trademark right, as noted in UDRP Perspectives at 3.2. It is axiomatic that a Respondent could not have registered a domain name in bad faith before a Complainant acquired rights in the …
