We hope you will enjoy this edition of the Digest (Vol 3.8), as we review these noteworthy recent decisions, with commentary from our General Counsel, Zak Muscovitch and Special Guest, Panelist Igor Motsnyi. ‣ Enterprising Panel Adopts Nuanced Approach to PPC Links and Rethinks Privacy Protection (enterpriseproductsllc .com *plus comment) ‣ <Altron. ltd>: the importance of filing a response in …
Serial Cybersquatter Used Fraudulent Gun Websites – ICA UDRP Digest – Vol 3.7
We hope you will enjoy this edition of the Digest (Vol. 3.7) as we review these noteworthy recent decisions with commentary from our General Counsel, Zak Muscovitch: ‣ Serial Cybersquatter Used Fraudulent Gun Websites (wilsoncombatfirearms .com *plus comment) ‣ Complainant Loses Case on First Element (carryonnicotinepouches .com) ‣ False Whois Data Leads to Transfer Despite Absence of ‘Passive Holding’ (chainlinkblog …
Did a Foxy University Instructor Turn to ‘Crime’ 27 Years Later? – ICA UDRP Digest – Vol 3.6
We hope you will enjoy this edition of the Digest (Vol. 3.6) as we review these noteworthy recent decisions with commentary from our General Counsel, Zak Muscovitch: ‣ Did a Foxy University Instructor Turn to ‘Crime’ 27 Years Later? (fox .org *plus comment) ‣ Tarnishment of Reputation Cannot be an Objection to a Criticism Site (imetpolanski .com *plus comment) ‣ …
Can a Schwab Use a Schwab Domain Name for Financial Services? – ICA UDRP Digest – Vol 3.5
We hope you will enjoy this edition of the Digest (Vol. 3.5), as we review these noteworthy recent decisions, with commentary from our General Counsel, Zak Muscovitch and Editor Ankur Raheja: ‣ Can a Schwab Use a Schwab Domain Name for Financial Services? (schwabfinancialcare .com *plus comment) ‣ Ikea Puts Together a Strong Typosquatting Case (1kea .com *plus comment) ‣ …
Confusing Similarity Leads to Likelihood of Confusion – ICA UDRP Digest – Vol 3.4
We hope you will enjoy this edition of the Digest (Vol. 3.4), as we review these noteworthy recent decisions, with commentary from our Director, Nat Cohen: ‣ Confusing Similarity Leads to Likelihood of Confusion (airsculpting .com *plus comment) ‣ ‘Confusingly Similar’ Test Narrower Than Trademark Test of ‘Likelihood of Confusion’ (thetravelexchange .com .au) ‣ Domain Name Registered in 1996 – …
Reputation Management Company Harms its Reputation with its ‘Misleading’ Complaint – ICA UDRP Digest – Vol 3.3
We hope you will enjoy this edition of the Digest (Vol. 3.3), as we review these noteworthy recent decisions, with commentary from our General Counsel, Zak Muscovitch: ‣ Reputation Management Company Harms its Reputation with its ‘Misleading’ Complaint (guaranteedremoval .com *plus comment) ‣ Complainant had 1949 Trademark, but the Annoyed Respondent had Domain Name since 1995 (metco .com) ‣ Domain …
Complainant’s Mere Holding of Domain Name Does Not Provide Trademark Rights – ICA UDRP Digest – Vol 3.2
We hope you will enjoy this edition of the Digest (Vol. 3.2), as we review these noteworthy recent decisions, with commentary from our General Counsel, Zak Muscovitch: ‣ Complainant’s Mere Holding of Domain Name Does Not Provide Trademark Rights (mojac .com *plus comment) ‣ ‘No Reasonable Case’ That Respondent Could Have Registered Domain Name in Bad Faith (matajer .com *plus …
Panel: Complainant’s Representatives Likely Solely Responsible for RDNH – ICA UDRP Digest – Vol 3.1
We hope you will enjoy this edition of the Digest (Vol. 3.1), as we review these noteworthy recent decisions, with commentary from our General Counsel, Zak Muscovitch and special guest Steven M. Levy: ‣ Panel: Complainant’s Representatives Likely Solely Responsible for RDNH (BeautyGarde .com *plus comment) ‣ Mark Cuban’s Joke Results in Domain Name Transfer, Despite Free Speech Arguments (GoBlue .com) ‣ Where Evidence is …
Swinson: Complainant’s “Feeble” Arguments Were “Wrong and Abusive” – ICA UDRP Digest – Vol 2.50
We hope you will enjoy this edition of the Digest, as we review these noteworthy recent decisions, with commentary from our Director Nat Cohen and Editor-in-Chief, Ankur Raheja: ‣ Swinson: Complainant’s “Feeble” Arguments Were “Wrong and Abusive” (matajer .net) ‣ Respondent “Tarqets” Complainant’s Mark in Phishing Scheme (tarqet .net *plus comment) ‣ A Great Example of a Trademark Dispute ‘Best …
Panel: “Not Surprising” that Respondent Declined Complainant’s $24,000 Offer for Three-letter .com Domain Name – ICA UDRP Digest – Vol 2.49
We hope you will enjoy this edition of the Digest, as we review these noteworthy recent decisions, with commentary from our General Counsel, Zak Muscovitch: ‣ Panel: “Not Surprising” that Respondent Declined Complainant’s $24,000 Offer for Three-letter .com Domain Name (tox .com *plus comment) ‣ Respondent has “No Rights or Legitimate Interest”, but Complainant Found to have Engaged in RDNH …