In a WIPO decision issued today a pretty generic domain domain, 7Days.com was awarded to a the owner of a trademark registered in Greece and Portugal. Although the domain was parked, none…
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Sedo Fined 95,000 Euro’s By A French Court For A Parked Page & Ordered To Post The Verdict
If you think the trademark laws are tough in the United States, you should check out the french laws. If you visit Sedo’s home page for France, you will see on the…
WIPO: Another Horrible Inconsistent Decision: “Constructive Notice Does Not = Bad Faith”
In yet another shoot from the hip WIPO decision this one involving the domain SkyWaterSystems.com, the sole panelist found that even though the Complaint and the Domain Holder were in the same…
WIPO Takes 13 Year Old Domain Sporto.com: Saying “UDRP Does Not Operate On A Strict Doctrine of Precedent
In a WIPO decision a sole panelist took away a domain registered by the domain holder in 1997, that’s 13 years ago. The domain at issue is sporto.com Over the years, the…
WIPO Panel Allows FMA To Keep Domain Despite Trademark & Parking
Well in an interesting WIPO decision, a sole panelist rejected a trademark holders claim even though they found the domain at issue, finaza.com “was confusingly similar to a mark in which Complainants…
Microsoft Gets Hundreds Of Domains Shut Down By A Federal Court Without Notice To Holders
On Monday Microsoft got a federal court in Alexandria, Va. to grant an order to deactivate hundreds of domain names that the company said were linked to botnet named Waledac. The court…
Italy Finds 3 Google Execs Guilty Criminally For Online Videos Posted On Google Video
In what could be a legal decision having wide implications around the world, an Italian judge on Wednesday held three Google executives criminally responsible for an online video of an autistic teenager…