Intellectual property wise all the discussion regarding Covid-19 (Coronavirus) has centered on domain names. Taking a look at just one day's worth of bad domain name registrations can make one cringe at the waste of money. via GIPHY I took a quick look at the United States Patent and Trademark Office to see what gems are being considered for trademarks. I SURVIVED THE RONA … [Read more...]
If you are not familiar with The EARN IT Act you might want to get familiar
If you are not familiar with EARN IT a law proposed by Attorney General William Barr and sponsored by Senators Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), you better get familiar with it. Publications around the world are sounding the alarm bells. EFF - Imagine an Internet where the law required every message sent to be read by government-approved scanning software. Companies … [Read more...]
Microsoft faces legal challenge on brand name Azure
An Indian firm known as Azure Knowledge Corporation is taking Microsoft to court over the name Azure. Microsoft Azure is a cloud computing service. Apparently the India based company has been doing business since 1996. Microsoft did not start using Azure in India until 2014. TheHinduBusinessOnline.com wrote: The civil suit, filed last month at the City Civil Court here, is about the … [Read more...]
Masterhold prevails in year long battle for domain name
Handshake icon World Trademark Review posted a decision on a case that took over a year to get resolved. Masterhold.ru was the domain name in question. In 2018 LLC Masterhold lodged a complaint alleging that Kornev’s use of its domain name ‘masterhold.ru’ and MASTERHOLD and МАСТЕРХОЛД was illegal as these were confusingly similar to LLC Masterhold’s means of individualisation. On … [Read more...]
Datacom Group Limited not happy with RDNH ruling
Data is everything in today's world and a name like Datacom is a very strong brand. Down under it seems like a couple different companies have been using the name for decades. The names in question are <datacomaccounting.net.au> and <datacom.net.au> One company got hit with a judgement of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking. The case was between Datacom Group Limited and Datacom … [Read more...]
A look at the history of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking
Handshake icon With the news out today that Lotto.com was saved in a UDRP complaint, though there was no finding of reverse domain name hijacking. There is an article published by Gerald M. Levine a few weeks back at IPlegalCorner.com that's worth reading. Mr. Levine takes a look back at the history of RDNH and provides some other stats on UDRP's as a whole. From the article: Between … [Read more...]
Who is in charge of domains at Maxim?
Maxim magazine has been around since 1995, started in the U.K. and then headquartered in New York since 1997. The magazine has gone through some ownership changes but it's the intellectual property, specifically domain names, that I want to dive into. Maxim.com is the home of the magazine. Earlier this year the domain name MaximOnline.com expired and sold for $32,000. At the time I … [Read more...]
