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…
Category: IntellectualProperty
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,…
LeBron James should have at least went for TacoTuesday.com
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…
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…
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…
“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…
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…