Almost exactly 5 years ago, a UDRP decision was made that had most domain investors saying WTF! The domain name Vanity.com was lost in a UDRP. Mike wrote about it on Jun…
Category: IntellectualProperty
Three time Tour De France champ now going after cybersquatters
Over the years you run into people who don’t care much about trademark infringement. They register names that infringe on someone else’s intellectual property. The thought was that if they got a…
Domain Investors Need To Learn Some Trademark Law
By now everyone knows that Rick Schwartz prevailed in the UDRP filed on Queen.com. There was also a finding of RDNH. Last year Mr. Schwartz was dealing with enforcing his trademark for…
Who makes the first move matters
Gerald M. Levine wrote an excellent article that domain investors, especially those that do outbound marketing should read. Levine delves into the subject of who makes the initial contact in a domain…
The downside to losing a UDRP
Companies and organizations have to think real hard before filing a UDRP. They need to weigh the cost of losing and seeing a name become unobtainable versus just buying the name from…
A chat with Heidi Powell
We have written a few times about Heidi Powell the “Grandmom” and her battle with Heidi Powell the “fitness trainer.” The domain at the subject of the dispute is HeidiPowell.com. Angela St….
Rick Schwartz takes the Queen.com UDRP up another notch
As reported first by Elliot Silver, a UDRP has been filed on Queen.com. The domain is owned by Rick Schwartz who is probably the last person someone wants to file a questionable…