According to xBiz.com Manwin was awarded $100,000 in statutory damages under the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act by the U.S. District Court in Los Angeles The defendant Georgia resident Nicholas Bulgin, was accused of cybersquatting and extorting the adult entertainment conglomerate. The domains at issue were Manwin.net, Manwin.co, Manwin.us, ManwinSucks.com, and … [Read more...]
After Cybersquatter’s Loses UDRP On Trump Domains He Sues & Loses ACPA Case
In a one of the stupidest cases I have ever read, the District Court for the Eastern District Of New York just denied a suit bought by a self described domainer, who sued Donald Trump seeking a declaratory judgement that he was entitled to use 4 .com domain names that included the "trump" brand . The case is was filed by the domain holder who lost a UDRP on the domain names trumpabudhabi.com, … [Read more...]
Brands Are Missing The Boat Catching Cheap TM Domains On The Drop & Saving UDRP Money
Brands which have endlessly expressed their concerns over cybersquatting in the new gTLD's space and complained about the cost of enforcement of their trademarks in existing TLD's and ccTLD's are still missing a huge opportunity to secure dropping trademark infringing domains for nominal fees. Brands which spent thousands of dollars to bring a single UDRP are failing to take advantage of … [Read more...]
University Of Oklahoma Files Federal Lawsuit Over SoonerNetwork.com
According to newsok.com, the University of Oklahoma has filed a federal lawsuit over the domain name, soonernetwork.com. According to the story, the domain name is owned by Hugh Michael Glenn. "The lawsuit alleges Glenn bought the domain name with the intent of selling it to OU at a profit, a process known as cybersquatting. The university is seeking an injunction barring Glenn from using … [Read more...]
Joan Collins Files UDRP For The Domain Name JoanCollins.com
Joan Collins, a movie and television actress who starred in Dynasty and the author of over 10 books just filed a UDRP to get the domain name JoanCollins.com Ms. Collins full name is Joan Henrietta Collins Gibson. Joan Collins official site is Joancollins.net. Ms. Collins sister Jackie, who is also an author, owns the domain name JackieCollins.com The complaint for JoanCollins.com, was … [Read more...]
Two Parked Pages: McLaren.net Lost In A UDRP; McLaren.biz Saved in UDRP
In two separate UDRP decision are out today, one on the domain name McLaren.net the other on the domain name McLaren.biz, the two separate UDRP panels awarded one of the domains and refused to transfer the other to the same complainant, Of course the most famous trademark holder of the term "Mclaren", is the car maker, but they didn't bring the complaints. Instead the complaints were brought … [Read more...]
Best Selling Author Kevin Trudeau Saves 18 Year Old Domain Trudeau.com From UDRP
The domain name of a common last name Trudeau.com was saved in a UDRP today. How common is the name "Trudeau"? Consider that Pierre Trudeau was twice the prime minster of Canada and hat the domain holder is the best selling author Mr. Kevin Trudeau and that the founder of the company filing the complaint was a Mr. Joseph-Arthur Trudeau. The domain name Trudeau.com was registered on … [Read more...]