According to several sources, Bang With Friends, Inc., will Re-brand the company name its website and the name of its app, to settle its trademark suit brought by Zynga. In July Zynga sued Bang With Friends, Inc. for infringing upon its trademark of "With Friends" brand. In a statement issued by the companies, "Zynga Inc. and Bang With Friends, Inc. are pleased that they have reached an … [Read more...]
Pinterest Gets $7.2 Million Dollar Judgement Against Cybersquatter Over 100 Domain Names
According to Allthingsd.com, A San Francisco judge awarded Pinterest $7.2 million in damages and legal fees against a Chinese cybersquatter Qian Jin, over 100 domain names including pinterests.com, pimterest.com and pinterost.com. The judge found the infringement to be “willful and serial,” noting, “There is no indication of good faith mistake or excusable neglect justifying defendant’s … [Read more...]
Hitting Like Button Is Protected Free Speech Says The US Court Of Appeals
Hitting the "Like" button on Facebook is an element of free speech protected by the US constitution, The US Court of Appeals in Richmond, Virginia, ruled yesterday Virginia case involving six people who say Hampton Sheriff B.J. Roberts fired them for supporting an opponent in his 2009 re-election bid, which he won. The workers sued, saying their First Amendment rights were violated. The … [Read more...]
Paramount Pictures Gets Paramount.co.uk In Nominet Ruling After Owner Asks For £120,000
Paramount Pictures Corporation was awarded the domain name the domain name Paramount.co.uk in an arbitration decision by Nominet when operates the .Uk ccTLD. Its a pretty interesting decision since the domain Paramount.co.uk, was first registered as on June, 25th 2005 with the then Registrant identified as TagNames Limited (UK Co. No. 4534942), and with the Administrative Contact listed as … [Read more...]
Montblanc Files Federal CyberSquatting Lawsuit Over 126 Domain Names
Montblanc the luxury pen maker filed a federal lawsuit today in the Virginia Eastern District Court against a bunch of domain holders for CyberSquatting under the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (ACPA) seeking control of the domain names, $100,000 statutory damages for each domain name and attorney fees Here are the domain names subject to the … [Read more...]
Vertical Axis Beats Back UDRP On Generic Parajumpers.com By Owner Of Parajumpers.it
PJS International SA of Luxembourg just lost its bid to grab the generic domain name Parajumpers.com which is owned by Vertical Axis who was represented by Esquire.com The three member panel failed to find Reverse Domain Name Hijacking although the domain name Parajumpers.com was registered 4 years before the trademark was granted and 3 years before the complainant even registered its own … [Read more...]
Chanel & Adidas/Reebok File More Federal Cybersquatting Lawsuits
Both Chanel and Adidas/Rebook filed federal lawsuits today over domain names. These are separate suits to the suits Chanel and Adidas filed last week. Both suits as the one's filed last week, were filed in the Florida Southern District Court. Here are the 54 domain names subject to the latest suit by … [Read more...]