A story appearing in Lexology.com, today discssed the case of CollegeSource, Inc. v. AcademyOne, Inc.,. which was decided by The Federal Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania in the case of . The Court dismissed the plaintiff’s claim for trademark infringement and unfair competition holding that the plaintiff failed to demonstrate that the defendant’s purchasing trademark terms of its … [Read more...]
Wow: Google Loses UDRP On Woogle.com & Domain Holder Didn’t Even Respond
In what could be the strangest decision of the year, Google Inc. just lost a UDRP on the domain name woogle.com and the domain holder didn't even respond. The decision was handed down by the National Arbitration Forum The one member panel found that Woogle.com was not confusingly similar to Google.com """ Typosquatting (without more) does not appear in the UDRP as a ground for … [Read more...]
Coach Wins $267 Million Dollar Verdict & Is Awarded More Than 570 Domain Names in Counterfeiting Law Suit
According to SecuringIndustry.com, the hand bag manufacturer Coach was awarded by anIllinois Federal Court, $267 mimmion judgment against hundreds of Internet sites selling counterfeit versions of its products. The US company also got ownership of more than 570 domain names used by counterfeiters to sell handbags, purses, shoes and other accessories falsely claiming to be authentic Coach … [Read more...]
Breaking: Rosetta Stone To Drop Its Lawsuit Against Google For Selling Ads Under TM Keywords
According to BusinessWeek.com, Rosetta Stone Inc. (RST), has agreed to drop a lawsuit it brought against Google Inc. (GOOG) for selling keywords under its trademarks to other companies for search-engine advertising. "The companies agreed that all claims in the infringement case will be dismissed, according to a filing today in federal court in Alexandria, Virginia. " “Google and Rosetta … [Read more...]
Registrars Come Out Against Additional Rights Protections Policy Changes For New gTLD’s
In a letter sent by the Registrar Stakeholder Group to ICANN, today, the group has come out against making any additional changes to the Rights Protection Mechanisms (RPM) for trademark holders in the new gTLD's. The letter was sent by the Chair of the Registrar Stakeholder Group Matt Serlin who wrote in part: ""We also understand various parties are advocating for the inclusion of … [Read more...]
UDRP Panel Rejects Claim of TM Holder On The Generic Domain Name; Six.com Despite $2M Offer For Sale
In a UDRP panel decision that will be published tomorrow, the domain holder, beat back The Complaint of SIX Group AG of Zürich, Switzerland on the domain name Six.com. The domain holder, Xedoc Holding SA of Luxembourg, was represented by Paul Keating of Law.es, Spain. To summarize, the complainant held a trademark for the term Six in a number of countries; the domain was parked prior to … [Read more...]
UPDATED: Sedo.com Transactions For The Week Total $1.35 Million Led By MexicoCityHotels.com For $45K
Sedo just published its weekly report, and in all 867 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $1.35 million. Over 39% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highlights of public sales include: Top .com: mexicocityhotels.com at $45,000 USD Top ccTLD: monkey.co.uk at 14,000 GBP Top “other” TLD: ria.biz at 8,000 EUR Domain … [Read more...]