In what can only be described as a clown show of an X thread, one participant stood out as a shining example of why you do not take unsolicited legal advice. You can read the whole thing on X. TL;DR Startup named Camel (not a great brand imo because the tobacco company is so well known and you are never getting the .com) Founder offers $200 for Camel.ai that owner paid $40K Founder … [Read more...]
WIPO saw another record year in domain name dispute filings
WIPO published a report on 2023 and UDRP. The article states the current surge pushed WIPO cybersquatting cases to a total of 67,625 cases since the creation of the UDRP, reflecting a clear trend in the past 10 years of continuing growth. WIPO saw another record year in domain name dispute filings, administering nearly 6,200 complaints in 2023, an over 7% increase from 2022 and a 68% increase … [Read more...]
2021 was a Record-Setting Year for Domain Name Disputes
Doug Isenberg at Giga.Law posted a video and post on a record year for domain name disputes. From the article: One more reason that could be contributing to the rise in domain name disputes is a little bit of additional interest in some of the new top-level domains. In the second quarter of 2021, the .shop TLD appeared in the most number of disputes behind .com across all of the UDRP dispute … [Read more...]
John Berryhill posts a masterclass on LLL acronyms and the UDRP
A member at Namepros had a question about a recent dilemma they were facing regarding a LLL.co domain name. I have received an email from my registrar about an LLL.co acronym domain, one big multi billionairy company demanded to give them a domain, that this is their TM, although this is a common acronym. Members chimed in with their opinions and then elmoney included the letter from the … [Read more...]
Indian domain dispute filed over a sub-domain
The publishers over at Our.in published a post about an INDRP proceeding that looks to be dealing with a sub domain. Ravi Kanth wrote: In case you read our previous story about appointment of new Arbitrators at .IN Registry / NIXI, as a result of NIXI introducing new INDRP rules and the new eligibility criterion for the Arbitrators in September 2020 as posted under Announcements. So NIXI … [Read more...]
“Domain Name Disputes: A Masterclass”
Doug Isenberg over at Giga.Law has started a UDRP masterclass. “Domain Name Disputes: A Masterclass” is a YouTube video series from attorney Doug Isenberg of GigaLaw that provides basic and advanced information about the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) and other topics helpful to trademark owners fighting cybersquatters. Watch each episode below or on GigaLaw’s YouTube … [Read more...]
Buyer was begging for a UDRP and got one
On May 18 I wrote about BarclaysBank.com being sold for $3,003 on NameJet. The domain was registered in 1999 and owned by Roy Edward Messer the man who sold Vodka.com for $3 million in 2006. In the comments Roy said: roy e messer says May 18, 2020 at 6:50 am I tried multiple times to GIVE the name to Barclay and no one from the bank followed up on the transfer, thus, i let exprire. Well … [Read more...]