Comments on: Federal Court Rules Against Toyota In Domain Case: Buy-A-Lexus.com; BuyorLeaseLexus.com

By: Giving Domainers a Bad Rep | Trademark Attorneys

Giving Domainers a Bad Rep | Trademark Attorneys — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 19:40:31 +0000

[...] Wow. Now, there could be legitimate uses for some of these, as Toyota recently found out (click here), but the list overall just looks bad. No wonder why some panelists assume that everyone’s [...]

By: odszkodowanie

odszkodowanie — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 14:42:51 +0000

interesting article

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Other ccTLD .CO - The OFFICIAL Discussion Thread! - Page 39 - NamePros.com — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 15:32:02 +0000

[...] have in it makes it go by much quicker… but pretty interesting stuff. whole article here—> Federal Court Rules Against Toyota In Domain Case: Buy-A-Lexus.com; BuyorLeaseLexus.com | The Domain… **disclaimer.. i am not condoning tm names or suggesting it is ok to grab tm names… this story [...]

By: Louise

Louise — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 07:09:18 +0000

To me it is a fine line that a company known by its popular, trademarked acronym is entitled to its corresponding dot com, when so many company or personal names might qualify. If I was mistaken because I spoke out of hand, I stand corrected! It only underscores the importance of a domain and not violating trademarks within the domain.

There are several Wipo judgements against Go Daddy infringers. One line of Go Daddy’s complaint states: “Complainant also asserts that the Domain Names are confusingly similar to the phrase “Daddy” which has become synonymous with Go Daddy.” Any domain registered having the name, “daddy” in it, having to do with domains is viewed as an infringement. – Go Daddy Software, Inc. v. Hostnut.com, Inc.

Samples of Go Daddy infringement: (1) MHB noted in an earlier post GoDaddy certified cnnnews dot tv for auction on its auction site. (2) In Ubid v. GoDaddy, Ubid posits Go Daddy has has dozens of registrations of ubid variations, which it monetizes tby displaying advertising. (3) The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences filed a 134-page lawsuit against domain registration giant GoDaddy and its subsidiaries for trafficking in unauthorized trademarks. (4) GD prohibits resellers from using its name.

Therefore GD flagrantly profits from trademarked domains, yet squashes any hint of GD infringement with regard to its trademark name.

The domain in your example is unregistered, so I don’t know what you are talking about!

By: Einstein

Einstein — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 16:47:40 +0000

Go Daddy allows NOONE to register a name with “Go Daddy” in the root domain, or anything close. Go Daddy is fierce in its defense of its trademark.”

GoDaddyPayTheChildSupport.com is 100% legal so I have no clue what you’re talking about

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By: RustyShackleford

RustyShackleford — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 23:26:50 +0000

This is a great David and Goliath story. Of course, it was pretty clear that the domain holders had the law on their side, but even some experienced lawyers haven’t let that fact stop them from botching cases.

By: coffee break

coffee break — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 14:58:12 +0000

“I’m currently defending myself in a pro se ACPA action”

Dutch,
You are very successful with domains and poker.
However, there is a big difference between you and Tabaris.
You are a lawyer so you know the ropes.

For Tabaris, it is an all new experience.
Today, they probably feel like they could sit for the boards.

Dutch, please keep us posted on your case.

By: Dutch Boyd

Dutch Boyd — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 14:36:21 +0000

It’s nice to see a decision like this one.

I’m currently defending myself in a pro se ACPA action in the 9th district as well… cool to see a fellow pro se defender end up on top and not get muscled by Toyota’s in-house.