Back in September LeBron James had his trademark request for "Taco Tuesday" denied. ESPN reported that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office refused the application filed by James' company LBJ Trademarks, explaining that "Taco Tuesday" is "a commonplace term." In my opinion he should have at least secured the TacoTuesday.com domain name. TacoTuesday.com has now changed hands. The OC … [Read more...]
Canadian Organization takes on Global Domain Name Disputes
A new player is entering the domain dispute arena. The Canadian International Internet Dispute Resolution Centre or (CIIDRC) put out a press release announcing their entry into the world of UDRP. Press release: MONTREAL, Nov. 13, 2019 /CNW/ - The Canadian International Internet Dispute Resolution Centre (CIIDRC) is thrilled to announce that it is now open for business and accepting … [Read more...]
Facebook going after hosts of hacking sites
CNET published an article about Facebook taking action against OnlineNIC and ID Shield. They are not filing UDRP's but rather copyright lawsuits. They are requesting a $100,000 payment for damages for each domain name, totaling to at least $2 million. From the article: Facebook wants to take down sites like "HackingFacebook.net" and "iiinstagram.com," which allegedly offer hacking tools … [Read more...]
“Anticipatory cybersquatting” It’s an idea that isn’t going anywhere.”
There was an article published on AmericanBar.org from June that dealt with one lawyer's interpretation of domain investing. Tamara Kurtzman titled her article The Continued Hijacking and Ransoming of the Domain Name System by Modern-Day Corporate Privateers. Ms. Kurtzman coined the phrase "Anticipatory Cybersquatting" From the article: Anticipatory cybersquatting is the practice of … [Read more...]
Court rules scraping a website without permission not illegal
TheNextWeb.com reported that a U.S. court has ruled that scraping data from a public website without permission is not illegal. This is going to prove to be a very interesting case on appeal as it could set a very interesting precedent. From the article: An appeals court situated in California, US, today said it’s not illegal to scrape data from public websites without any prior … [Read more...]
Appear.in to rebrand to whereby.com
Appear.in is a business application that allows you to share video meetings, screen share and video conferences. Appear.in will be changing it's name to Whereby.com. Why did we have to change the name? We had a long-standing trademark dispute over the appear․in name that resulted in no longer being able to use it. The old name has served us and our millions of users very well over the … [Read more...]
TopChef.com is it a UDRP waiting to happen?
TopChef.com dropped and was caught by DropCatch, the auction is already at $4,150. Now most people know the Top Chef brand as a tv show on Bravo. Bravo and others have many live trademarks on the term "Top Chef" These range from entertainment services, caps, aprons and hats, video discs and many more categories. The domain name was registered in 2003 and looks to have had one … [Read more...]
