Comments on: Attempted Domain Theft By Trademark Fails In WIPO: Project.me

By: MHB

MHB — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 01:29:12 +0000

Kia

I do not know of any jurisdiction that granted the winner attorney fees automatically by right.

You need to consult with an attorney to figure out your rights

By: Kia Foster

Kia Foster — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 21:23:51 +0000

Does anyone know a Jurisdiction where each party bear their own costs,win or lose ?. I want to find a Jurisdiction where I can issue an injunction as soon as someone issues a UDRP and then have the matter heard outside of WIPO rules . Anyone know ?.

Thanks

Kia

By: anmue

anmue — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:43:17 +0000

MHB

Thanks, that you point this out. Some of the previous speakers were talking about stealing a domain.

By: MHB

MHB — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:13:03 +0000

Anmue

“”"
Mr. Howard was not able to contend an yrights or legitimate interests in the domain name. Due to the fact that Mr. Howards argumentation was almost completely focussed on attesting the legal rights it is incomprehensible what you guys congratulate about.”"”

Of course we are talking about each parties legal rights, its a legal proceeding.

Forming a company anywhere is the world does not give that company the right to a domain name plain and simple.

By: anmue

anmue — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:38:50 +0000

Unfortunately you guys do only read the facts you want to read. The company project.me was founded BEFORE the domain has been registered. The purpose of registering the trademark project.me was to protect the name of the company. Also if you’d read carefully and unbiassed the panel’s decision you should have taken notice of two things:
A. The domain name is similar to the project.me trademark (and the company name)
B. Mr. Howard was not able to contend an yrights or legitimate interests in the domain name. Due to the fact that Mr. Howards argumentation was almost completely focussed on attesting the legal rights it is incomprehensible what you guys congratulate about.

Unfortunately the panel did not follow the complainant’s argumentation that registering a domain for the purpose of making money IS bad faith per se.

Think about it… or continue celebrating yourself.

By: Brands-and-Jingles

Brands-and-Jingles — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:15:43 +0000

Funny enough, sometimes there are dozens of the same trademarks registered in the same country. It is such a mess. That idea of “stealing” the domain is not new. Some people pay big bucks for silly domains [0], some pay big bucks for silly trademarks.

[0] http://dot-me.of-cour.se/2008/10/24/porsche/

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By: Bob

Bob — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 08:56:36 +0000

Way to go Howard! Nice work!