The domain name HomeDecoratorSale.com was lost in a one member UDRP panel. The complainant won the case based on its two trademark one the term Dome Decorators and one on the term HOME DECORATORS COLLECTION. The domain name was forwarded to a site "that hosts an online retail store that sells home décor, furnishings, and accessories." The panel found that the domain holders use "of the … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2012
WIPO & NAF Panelist Outlines The 10 Differences Between WIPO and NAF
Doug Isenberg, who is a "domain name attorney and founder of The GigaLaw Firm and a panelist for the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the National Arbitration Forum (NAF) published a post on this blog today, his "list of 10 differences between the top two UDRP service providers" we have picked out a few of the difference he cited in his post. You should the Mr. Isenberg's post … [Read more...]
RomneyRyan.com Fails To Sell On Flippa.com
As tonight marked the close of the Republican National Convention so it marked the closing the auction for the domain name RomneyRyan.com After over a 10 days of bidding the domain failed to hit the still unknown reserve price, closing with a high bid of only $8,025. Despite all the publicity that the domain name got, at the end of the auction there were only three bids placed none resulting … [Read more...]
ICANN Wants To Know If You Like Their Newly Designed Site
Its been six months since ICANN rolled out a major revision to its site at ICANN.org. Now ICANN is asking you to tell them how you like their site. ""The redesign of ICANN.ORG was launched on 27 February 2012. As we pass the six-month mark, we'd like to get your feedback. Is the redesigned site easier to use? Do you find the new features useful? Did we effectively streamline site … [Read more...]
If Your Using Enom’s “Whois Privacy Protection Service, Inc./Whois Agent,” UDRP Panels Says Your A Serial Cybersquatter
In a one member panel decision on a the domain name staybrutal.com the UDRP panel found the registrant was a serial cybersquatter . The domain was registered through Enom's privacy service and therefore the owner was "Whois Privacy Protection Service, Inc. / Whois Agent". The complainant took the position that the domain owner, the Enom Privacy service "is a notorious cybersquatter with a … [Read more...]
Donuts, Inc., Applicant for the New gTLD .City Says Its Not Confusing Similar To .Citi
In a comment posted on ICANN site today Donuts, Inc. which has applied for the new gTLD .City, weighted in on whether the new gTLD's of .Citi and .City are similarly confusing In Donuts opinion that they are not. Writing for Donuts, Inc. was Richard Tindal said: "Donuts agrees with Citigroup's comment that .CITY and .CITI are visually dissimilar. The Citigroup comment correctly states … [Read more...]
ICM Hires The Laywer Of The CFIT/Verisign Case, Bret Fausett
Two weeks ago we wrote a post on how a federal court used the opinion in the CFIT vs. Verisign case to deny both ICM and ICANN motion to dismiss in the suit brought by Manwin the owners of YouPorn.com against ICM on antitrust grounds. Today comes word that ICM the operator of the .XXX TLD has retained Bret Fausett. Esq, who was " the chief litigator in the CFIT v. Verisign case and a … [Read more...]