This week Resuecom which sued Google for selling ads under its trademarked keywords 6 years ago simply dropped the case. Back in April 2009 we wrote about how the appeals court ruled…
Month: March 2010
Who Dat? That Who Owns The Rights To It? NFL, WhoDat? Inc, WhoDat.com Or Nobody
As reported by NewOrleans.com a lawsuit was filed yesterday in the United States District Court in East Baton Rouge Parish against the NFL & the Saints. The suit alleges 16 counts of…
Wired.com Interviews ICANN’s Beckstrom, & Covers The New gTLD’s, Trademarks & More
A new article published today by Wired.com entitled: Domain Name Czar Seeks .OnlineUnity interview Rob Beckstrom CEO of ICANN discusses the proposed gTLD’s and various ICANN and domain issues. My favorite quote…
WIPO Takes 13 Year Old Domain Sporto.com: Saying “UDRP Does Not Operate On A Strict Doctrine of Precedent
In a WIPO decision a sole panelist took away a domain registered by the domain holder in 1997, that’s 13 years ago. The domain at issue is sporto.com Over the years, the…
SnapNames Announces Domains For Its March Showcase Auction Including ScreenSavers.com
SnapNames.com is holding its March Showcase Auction featuring Entertainment & Sports domains from March 9th-March 16th and just released the domains up for bid. We will release our top picks a couple…
WIPO Panel Allows FMA To Keep Domain Despite Trademark & Parking
Well in an interesting WIPO decision, a sole panelist rejected a trademark holders claim even though they found the domain at issue, finaza.com “was confusingly similar to a mark in which Complainants…
LuxuryNames.com Auction Closing on SnapNames.com at 3:15pm EST
Just as a reminder the LuxuryNames.com auction on Snapnames.com is closing at just a few hours at 3:15pm EST in accordance with snapnames normally closing rules. As of noon there are 3…