RK Netmedia, Inc. represented by Randazza Legal Group, brought an UDRP for the domain name MilfHunters.com The domain holder beat back the challenge despite a trademark and use of the domain in…
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Sedo.com Sued For $10 Million Dollars Over Failed Women.com Purchase
According to a press release issued today: “DONE Ventures, LLC has added domain name broker, Sedo, LLC, to its lawsuit over the domain names Women.com and Women.net.” Sedo is a business unit…
How About Trademark Squatting? Disney Files Trademarks on “Seal Team 6”
According to a story in mediabistro.com, two days after Seal Team 6 killed Osama bin Laden, Disney applied for a trademark on the term “Seal Team 6″in several classes to cover clothing,…
Government Domain Seizures Are Out of Protect IP Bill, But Search Engines, ISP’s & Payment Processors Are On The Clock
The PROTECT IP 2011 bill is out in draft form, which is this year version of last year’s Leahy Bill entitled Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act (COICA) This proposed bill is…
You Think Discount Liquor Is Too Generic To Get Trademark Protection? Tell That To The 3 Stores That Had To Change Names
While we typically spend our time chatting about online trademark issues, I couldn’t help but notice a case involving brick and mortar liquor stores which were made to change their name based…
From House Hearing; ICANN: Domainers Are Against New gTLD’s Because They Will Lose The Value Of There Beachfront Property
The House subcommittee on the new gTLD’s just ended in Washington and it was as bloody as expected. Of course the representative from ICANN, Kurt Pritz its Senior Vice President, didn’t help…
Industry Leaders Send An Open Letter To The House Subcommittee on IP Regarding Today’s Hearing & Why I Signed It
Today some industry leaders submitted an open letter to the United States House Subcommittee on Intellectual Property and the Internet regarding the Oversight Hearing on new Top-Level Domains to be held on…