Welcome to this week’s UDRP Digest (2.8), summarizing the most intriguing cases of the past week, with commentary from Zak Muscovitch, ICA General Counsel. Read about: ‣ Is Restoring a Registration During Grace Period a New Registration? (oovo .com *with commentary) ‣ Is Strong Suspicion Enough to Order Transfer? The Panel Can’t Agree. (maaden .com *with commentary) ‣ Did Respondent’s …
Q&A With GoDaddy’s Paul Nicks And ICA Discord Launch
We have a very special event planned for all ICA members. For the first time in his new role as President of Domains, Paul Nicks will speak to ICA Members in an exclusive Q&A session. Paul has been with GoDaddy since 2007 and has recently been promoted to the highest level of GoDaddy’s leadership. We’re fortunate to have had the …
Decisions Issued by Panelists Nahitchevansky, Reed, Alexiev, Hill, and Köklü! – ICA UDRP Digest – Vol 2.7
Welcome to this week’s UDRP Digest (2.7), summarizing the most intriguing cases of the past week. Read about: ‣ Surname is Fair Game for Investment. A Few Bad PPC Links Does Not Sufficiently Prove Bad Faith (Mikels .com) ‣ Online Pharmacy Doesn’t Pass OKI Data Test (ProAirInhalerr .com) ‣ Secondary Market Seller Prevails When Complainant Fails to Prove Unregistered Rights …
PhantomFireworksScams. com, Blacksbaud. com, AltinClubCasino. com and other Interesting UDRP Decisions – ICA UDRP Digest – Vol 2.6
Welcome to this week’s UDRP Digest (2.6), summarizing the most intriguing cases of the past week. Read about: ‣ Fireworks Erupt Between Two Competitors (PhantomFireworksScams .com) ‣ Domain Name Resembling Distinctive Mark Carries a Risk of Implied Affiliation (blacksbaud .com) ‣ The Respondent Gets a House Edge, as Complainant Fails to Produce Additional Evidence (AltinClubCasino .com) ‣ Respondent Fails to …
Hong Kong Stock Exchange Loses UDRP and More! – ICA UDRP Digest – Vol 2.5
Welcome to this week’s UDRP Digest (vol. 2.5), summarizing the most intriguing cases of the past week. Read about: ‣ ADNDRC: 22 Year Delay Results in Unanimous Loss for Hong Kong Stock Exchange (hkex .com, hkex .net and hkex .org) ‣ FORUM: Unrelated Third Party Usage of Combined Common Terms Defeats Relatively Small Trademark Owner (JointMax .com) ‣ CIIDRC CDRP: …
Were Complainants Targeted? Also, Two More RDNH! ICA UDRP Digest – Vol 2.4
Welcome to this week’s UDRP Digest (vol. 2.4), summarizing the most intriguing cases of the past week, with commentary from Zak Muscovitch, ICA General Counsel. Read about: ‣ Parties to a UDRP Should be Careful with and Forthright in their Submissions (IndoorBillboard .com) ‣ Complainant Commenced Meritless UDRP Out of Frustration, Gets Hit with RDNH (byfy .com) ‣ PornHub Loses …
Bybt.com, MaryWashingtonHealth.com, Luma.com and more interesting decisions – ICA UDRP Digest – Vol 2.3
Welcome to this week’s UDRP Digest (vol. 2.3), summarizing the most intriguing cases of the past week. Read about: ‣ Complainant’s Plan B and Attempt to Mislead, Results in RDNH Decision (bybt .com) ‣ Common Law Rights Upheld, with Use Since 1899 (marywashingtonhealth .com and more) ‣ Unbroken Chain of Title Since 1995 Defeats 2018 Trademark Registration (luma .com) ‣ …
SimplePlan.com, BabyShark.com, SoccerStore.cc and other interesting UDRP decisions – ICA UDRP Digest – Vol 2.2
Welcome to this week’s UDRP Digest (vol. 2.2), summarizing the most intriguing cases of the past week. Read about: ‣ A Simple UDRP Plan Results in RDNH (simpleplan .com) ‣ In Absence of Response, “Ordinary Expression” Baby Shark Domain Goes to “Well-Known” Korean Entertainment Company (babyshark .com) ‣ OLYMPIC STORE is Not Confusingly Similar to “SOCCER STORE”, Regardless of Selling …
libertas.org, luxuryauction.com, securus.com and more interesting UDRP decisions – ICA UDRP Digest – Vol 2.1
Welcome to this week’s UDRP Digest (vol. 2.1), summarizing the most intriguing cases of the past week. Read about: ‣ Complainant’s Serious and Material Misrepresentations Leads to RDNH (libertas .org) ‣ Generic Domain Names are Available on First-Come-First-Basis (luxuryauction .com and luxuryauctions .com) ‣ Complaint Doomed to Fail and Results in RDNH Despite No Response (securus .com) ‣ Use in …
Zak Muscovitch joins CIIDRC’s Domain Name Dispute Resolution Panel
The ICA extends its congratulations to CIIDRC on its appointment of Zak Muscovitch to its roster of panelists deciding disputes under ICANN’s UDRP (Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy) and under CIRA’s .ca CDRP (Canadian Dispute Resolution Policy). Zak is one of the foremost experts in the field of domain name law. CIIDRC is fortunate to have the benefit of …