We hope you will enjoy this edition of the Digest (Vol. 3.16), as we review these noteworthy recent decisions, with commentary from our General Counsel, Zak Muscovitch. ‣ Panel Gives Complainant a Second Chance and Respondent Finally Shows Up (hclsoftware .com *with commentary) ‣ Complaint Failed to Provide Requisite Evidence of Common Law Trademark Rights (paragonsecurity .com *with commentary) ‣ Deficient …
Panel Affirms Respondent’s Right to Register Dictionary Word Domain, Despite Pre-existing Trademark – Vol 3.15
We hope you will enjoy this edition of the Digest (Vol. 3.15), as we review these noteworthy recent decisions, with commentary from our General Counsel, Zak Muscovitch. ‣ Panel Affirms Respondent’s Right to Register Dictionary Word Domain, Despite Pre-existing Trademark (gaggle .com *with commentary) ‣ Covetous Complainant Attempts to Withdraw and Brings Lawsuit (fieldd .com *with commentary) ‣ Fraudulent Use of Domain …
Panel Applies the “Impersonation Test” to Domain Name Used for Criticism – Vol 3.14
We hope you will enjoy this edition of the Digest (Vol. 3.14), as we review these noteworthy recent decisions, with commentary from our General Counsel, Zak Muscovitch and Special Guest, Panelist Igor Motsnyi. ‣ Panel Applies the “Impersonation Test” to Domain Name Used for Criticism (tibtecag .com *with commentary) ‣ Complainant Must Disclose Prior Litigation and Faces RDNH Finding Despite Request …
ICA AMA with SquadHelp’s Darpan Munjal
Get ready for an exciting Ask Me Anything (AMA) event with Squadhelp.com‘s Darpan Munjal on April 5th at 1 pm Eastern time. The event is an exciting opportunity to learn about Squadhelp’s recent projects, as well as to hear from Darpan about his experiences and insights. Squadhelp has been making waves with a range of innovative and noteworthy projects lately, …
Short, Brandable, Memorable Terms Permitted for Resale Even Where Corresponding Trademark Exists – Vol 3.13
We hope you will enjoy this edition of the Digest (Vol. 3.13), as we review these noteworthy recent decisions, with commentary from our General Counsel, Zak Muscovitch. ‣ Short, Brandable, Memorable Terms Permitted for Resale Even Where Corresponding Trademark Exists (Limble .com *with commentary) ‣ Panel: Complaints must be ‘Tailored’ – Not ‘Constructed’ based Upon ‘Ritualistic Recitation’ of UDRP Grounds (PortStephensAccommodation .com …
UDRP Brought for Third Level Domain and No RDNH? – Vol 3.12
We hope you will enjoy this edition of the Digest (Vol. 3.12), as we review these noteworthy recent decisions, with commentary from our General Counsel, Zak Muscovitch and Editor, Ankur Raheja. ‣ UDRP Brought for Third Level Domain and No RDNH? (Slots .net *with commentary) ‣ Non-Use Versus Passive Holding (CocaineBear .com *with commentary) ‣ Prior Registered Domain Name – Common Law …
Panel: Respondent Likely ‘Acquired the Disputed Domain Name For its Inherent Value as a Three-letter Domain’ – Vol 3.11
We hope you will enjoy this edition of the Digest (Vol. 3.11), as we review these noteworthy recent decisions, with commentary from our General Counsel, Zak Muscovitch and Special Guest, Panelist Igor Motsnyi. ‣ Panel: Respondent Likely ‘Acquired the Disputed Domain Name For its Inherent Value as a Three-letter Domain’ (kio .com) ‣ Panel: Complaint Was ‘Patently Unjustified and Frivolous Plan …
‘APPEAL’ ALERT: Respondent in Multitrack.com Case Sues to Overturn UDRP Decision – Vol 3.10
We hope you will enjoy this edition of the Digest (Vol 3.10), as we review these noteworthy recent decisions, with commentary from our General Counsel, Zak Muscovitch and Editor, Ankur Raheja. ‣ Panel Finds RDNH but Makes No Finding on Rights or Legitimate Interest (LawCloud .com *with commentary) ‣ This Time, Rights and Legitimate Interest Found But No RDNH (LawCloud .eu …
Panel: Domain Name Investing “Universally Accepted” by UDRP – ICA UDRP Digest – Vol 3.9
We hope you will enjoy this edition of the Digest (Vol 3.9), as we review these noteworthy recent decisions, with commentary from our General Counsel, Zak Muscovitch. ‣ Panel: Domain Name Investing “Universally Accepted” by UDRP (redfield .com *with Commentary) ‣ Multi-Problems with this ‘Generic.com’ (multitrack .com *with Commentary) ‣ Fascinating Case Involving Competing Trademark Rights (billionairebay .com *with Commentary) …
Multi-Problems with this ‘Generic .com’ Decision
In Digest 2.31, I wrote about Panelist Aaron Newell’s decision in the TampaWaterTaxi case which resulted in the Respondent bringing the case to Federal Court (which we reported in Digest 2.48v). My concern with the decision in the TampaWaterTaxi.com dispute was that the Panelist ordered the transfer of a descriptive phrase domain name despite a dubious claim of the Complainant …