Welcome to this week’s UDRP Digest (2.27) summarizing the most intriguing cases of the past week and significant comments by Zak Muscovitch, ICA General Counsel: ‣ Investors Can Have Legitimate Interest in Coined Words (zydus .com *with commentary) ‣ Panelist Expressly Recognizes Intrinsic Value of 3-Letter .com Domain Name (jtt .com *with commentary) ‣ Once Again, Complainants Must Prove Trademark …
Dissenting Panelist Would Have Decided Case Wildly Differently – ICA UDRP Digest – Vol 2.26
Welcome back after a short break! Today’s digest complies with some of the most intriguing UDRP cases of the past week: ‣ Dissenting Panelist Would Have Decided Case Wildly Differently (reza .com *with commentary) ‣ Paycom Doesn’t Get Pay .com (pay .com *with commentary) ‣ Meritless Complaint Does not Result in RDNH (samet .com *with commentary) ‣ Is the Descriptive …
Does a Dominant User Mean a Non-exclusive Domain Name is Off-limits? ICA UDRP Digest – Vol 2.25
Welcome to this week’s newsletter summarizing the most intriguing cases of the past week. Read about: ‣ Strong Dissenting Opinion by Panelist Neuman (victron .com) ‣ Issaquah FC v Issaquah SC (issaquahfc .com) ‣ Does Previous UDRP History Make Any Difference? (sobold .com) ‣ Parties Collaborated for a Metaverse Art Project! (artmeta .io) ‣ Complaint Claims Exclusivity to Descriptive Words …
Reputation is Everything When it Comes to Proving Bad Faith – ICA UDRP Digest – Vol 2.24
Welcome to this week’s digest summarizing the most intriguing cases of the past week, with a joint commentary from Zak Muscovitch, ICA General Counsel and Ankur Raheja, the Digest’s Editor-in-Chief on the FicoIndia.org case. Read about: ‣ Absence of Online Reputation and Plausible Good Faith Uses for Domain Name (DeltaLife .com) ‣ Evidence Required To Prove Reputation (dimsi .com) ‣ …
The 500th Reverse Domain Name Hijacking Case! – ICA UDRP Digest – Vol 2.23
Welcome to this week’s UDRP Digest, summarizing the most intriguing cases of the past week, with two commentaries from Zak Muscovitch, ICA General Counsel. This week, a special case summary and comment focus on the 500th RDNH in the YouSwitch.biz case. Read About: ‣ The 500th Reverse Domain Name Hijacking Case! Complainant Goes After Legitimate Domain Used for 15 Years; …
Does Cybersquatting History Always Matter? ICA UDRP Digest – Vol 2.22
Welcome to this week’s newsletter summarizing the most intriguing cases of the past week for you. Read about decision on: ‣ Faca.com decision highlights evolution in views towards domain name investors over the past decade (faca .com) ‣ Refiled Complaint Attempts to Target Domain Name on Sale (camco .com) ‣ A Case for Multiple Respondents (officialglock19shop .com and glockarmouryshop .com) …
The English Vocabulary is Shared by All – ICA UDRP Update – Vol 2.21
Welcome to this week’s newsletter summarizing the most intriguing cases of the past week for you, with commentaries on wex.com and lifefenefits.com from Zak Muscovitch, ICA General Counsel! Read About: ‣ The Importance of Trademark Chronology (wex .com *with commentary) ‣ The English Language is Shared by all Man-kind (man .energy) ‣ The Vocabulary of the English Language is Common …
Two RDNHs in Undefended Disputes and UDRP Infringement Discussion – ICA UDRP Digest – Vol 2.20
Welcome to this week’s UDRP Digest (vol.2.20), summarizing the most intriguing cases of the past week. Read About: ‣ RDNH in Undefended Case: Evidence of Secondary Meaning and a Pre-existing Trademark is Required (EcoStream .com) ‣ RDNH in Undefended Case: Seventeen Year Old Domain Name (GoodLife .com) ‣ American Dentist vs. UK Trademark Owner – who got Dentally .com? (Dentally .com …
Decisions by Dreyfus, Lothian, Neuman, Swinson and more – ICA UDRP Digest – Vol 2.19
Welcome to this week’s UDRP Digest (2.19), summarizing the most intriguing cases of the past week. Read about: ‣ Dreyfus Finds “Plan B” RDNH (canoncitypropertymanagement .com) ‣ Panelist Unhappy with Epik, Requests WIPO Report to ICANN (yovita .com) ‣ UDRP Dispute Goes Back to the Future (deloreanparts .com) ‣ Factual Claims without Supporting Evidence Eviscerates the Requirements of the Policy …
Short Domain Name Value – ICA UDRP Digest Vol 2.18
Welcome to this week’s UDRP Digest (2.18), summarizing the most intriguing cases of the past week, with commentary from Zak Muscovitch, ICA General Counsel. Read about: ‣ Short Domain Name Value (mc5 .com) ‣ Commercial Negotiations Preceded UDRP (hdt .com *with commentary) ‣ Competitor Registered Domain Name? (ServiceTitan .org) ‣ Co-existence Using Coined Term (AuthentixPeru .com) ‣ Trademarked Italian Geographical …