A UDRP has been filed on the domain name Sidetrack.com. The domain name is parked but with reference to pretty general stuff including a lot of links to travel sites. Side track is a common expression and a dictionary word. According to wikipedia.org "Side Track is railroad track that is auxiliary to the main track". According to thefreedictionary.com, Side Track means: 1. To … [Read more...]
UDRP For Another Generic: LegalSupply.com Registered in 1998
A UDRP for the domain name LegalSupply.com has just been filed. The domain name was first registered back in 1998. Just for comparison sake, our company's retail site, Mostwanteddomains.com was registered in 1999. I just checked the USPTO and found a trademark on the term ELEGALSUPPLY.COM but that was only registered in 2008. It will be interesting to see who filed this UDRP and what … [Read more...]
UDRP Filed On More Geo Generic’s FortLauderdaleConvention.com & FtlauderdaleConvention.com
A UDRP complaint has just been filed on three domain names, two of which seem very generic Geo's The three domains subject to the complaint are: FortLauderdaleConvention.com FtlauderdaleConvention.com & BrowardConventionCenter.com The domain name BrowardConventionCenter.com is more problematic since there is a building by the name of the "Greater Fort Lauderdale / Broward County … [Read more...]
UDRP Panel Says Responding To An Offer To Sell, Doesn’t Indicate Bad Faith If The Offer Is Started By The Complainant
In a pretty interesting recent UDRP decision a one member panel concluded that it is not bad faith when domain owner responds to an offer to sell that is initiated by the Complainant. You know the game. You own a domain you believe is generic, someone sends you an offer wanting to buy the domain from you and when you respond to the offer the person who made the offer files a UDRP citing that … [Read more...]
National Arbitration Forum Says Cases Are Up 18% From 2009 But Down 4% From 2010
In a press release today the The National Arbitration Forum (NAF), "announced that a total of 2,082 cases were filed in its domain name dispute resolution program in 2011, up 18% from 2009 (1,759 cases) and down 4% from 2010 (2,177 cases). " "Since the NAF first case in 1999, nearly 18,000 cases have been filed as of the end of 2011." ""The following data pertains to the National … [Read more...]
UDRP filed Against The Geo Domain Name Norcross.com, Owned By Marchex
According to UDRPSearch.com a UDRP has been filed against the owners of the domain name Norcross.com Norcross is a city in Georgia whose official site is Norcrossga.net Norcross.com is a parked page and returns results for mostly hotels and other travel links in Georgia which shouldn't be a problem. Norcross.com is owned by Marchex (Nasdaq: MCHX) The UDRP was filed on March 30, 2011 … [Read more...]
Guest Post By Paul Keating ON “ABUSIVE SUPPLEMENTAL FILINGS” The UDRP Case Of AutoOwnersInsurance.com
This Guest Post was written by Paul Raynor Keating, Esq.[1] one of the preeminent attorney’s practicing in the domain industry. Paul has handled many UDRP’s and had some thoughts about a recent UDRP involving the domain name autoownersinsurance.com. Paul's post appears unedited: ""The recent decision in autoownersinsurance.com is a perfect example of things going from worse to horrible. … [Read more...]