Back In April of this year, we wrote about a guy named Alf Temme, who was in that report sued by Dell for $2.4 Million for typosquatting. In a guest post to…
Category: Legal
Feds Seize 9 Domains For Copyright Infringement, But Based On What Law?
According to the Wall Street Journal, federal authorities seized 9 domain names of sites that were offering pirated movies. The nine domain names were registered using U.S.-based registrars, allowing authorities to take…
Adult Tradeshow Operator Sues A Competitor Over 19 Domain Names, Seeking $1.9 Million
According to xbiznewswire.com, the parent company of the Exxxotica adult trade show filed suit against a competing adult-consumer show operator Adultcon, claiming that its owner is squatting on 19 domain names. The…
Australia Proposes New Rules On Domains & Requires Every Internet User To Have Anti-Virus Programs On Their Computers
According to the inquisitr.com, an Australian governmental committee is proposing a whole set of new rules on internet users, domain owners, and registrars. “””The Hackers, Fraudsters and Botnets: Tackling the Problem of…
Sedo.com’s Contract Protects Sedo, But Not Sellers Or Buyers
Almost 2 months ago I won an auction at Sedo for TrademarkLawyer.com for just under $10K. This was one of 7 legal domains one seller put up for auction. The total winning…
Here’s Some Good Advice: Let Go, Your Lego Domains
One thing I’ve noticed watching the daily WIPO decisions as they come down, every week seems to bring another case involving “Lego”. So I did some research and found it wasn’t my…
WIPO Denies Complaint On The Parked Domain, FirstQuote.com By Trademark Holder: Did Being Offshore Save Them?
In one of the most interesting WIPO decisions of the year, A one person WIPO Panel today denied the complaint of 1stQuote.com against the owner of FirstQuote.com. What makes this case particularly…