The ICANN Board approved the Arab Center for Dispute Resolution (ACDR) as an UDRP provider. The approval of ACDR as the first UDRP provider located in the Middle East "enhances ICANN's accountability to the Internet community as a whole, enhancing choice for UDRP complainants". ICANN acknowledged that comments were submitted suggesting that "ICANN develop contracts with each of its UDRP … [Read more...]
UDRP Filed On The Domain Name Quirk.com
The domain name Quirk.com just got his with a UDRP. The domain name is registered to TobyClements.com, LLC however according to the company they don't own the domain name but changed the ownership to market the domain name. The domain is still owned by Exotic Design Group which seems to have owned the domain since at least 2005. There are at least 5 trademark registrations for the generic … [Read more...]
United Press UDRP For UpiPhoto.com Denied Based On Laches
United Press International, Inc. attempt to grab the domain name upiphoto.com from the United Photographers Internationals of Greece was just denied by a one member UDRP panel to which the domain holder didn't even respond. It seems the panel on its own found the domain name which has been used by the domain holder to sell photos since 2008 was barred by the doctrine of Laches. "Complainant … [Read more...]
Guy Registers TM Infringing Domain At The Same Registrar The Domain Infringes On
Demand Media, Inc. (DMD) just won a UDRP on the domain name TheBulkRegister.com against The Bulk Register of Ontario, Canada and we have our first nominee for our 2013 "Not the Sharpest Tool In the Shed Award." Demand Media, Inc. owns the domain name registrars Enom and BulkRegister.com. Its a pretty easy win for Demand as it has a trademark for the term BULKREGISTER based on its … [Read more...]
Marchex & Berryhill Beat Back UDRP Challenge On WebAnywhere.com
Marchex Sales, LLC (“Respondent”), represented by John Berryhill just beat back a UDRP on the domain name WebAnywhere.com that was brought by Webanywhere Ltd of the UK. At the end of the day this was a slam dunk case decided by a three member panel with the only remaining question is why the panel didn't find Reverse Domain Name Hijacking. WebAnywhere trademark in the UK was registered in … [Read more...]
How Can It Take Over 5 Months For A UDRP Decision?
Its over 5 months now since a UDRP was filed on the two letter domain name, YU.com. The complaint which was filed on December 11, 2012 with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). We wrote about the UDRP when it was filed back in December noting that it seemed like an attempted Reverse Domain Name Hijacking (RDNH) situation. The domain name is still going to a Hit Farm page … [Read more...]
UDRP Files Against Two Letter Domain Name SM.net
A UDRP was just filed yesterday the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) on the domain name SM.net The domain name is owned by a M.A. Stenzel (info@topname.com) of Kahului, Hawaii and has been owned by him since at least 2003 but could go as far back as 1999. The domain name is parked and not surprisingly goes to a page full of adult links as S & M is well known as being an … [Read more...]