Forbes.com just wrote a pretty scathing article on Google based off the Senate antitrust hearing on Thursday saying "Google has perpetrated what maybe the largest bait and switch scheme ever." "Simply, Google has baited over a billion users to implicitly trust Google Search by continuously promising that its search engine is unbiased and “always does what is best for the user.” "However, as … [Read more...]
Breaking: Federal Court Rules Bad Faith Under ACPA Applies Only To Initial Registration Not To Renewals Or Transfers
A federal Appellate court has made a ruling on a lawsuit under the AntiCybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (ACPA), which I think is really important for all domainers. At the heart of the case is the question does the ACPA bad faith requirement apply as of the date of the registration or is bad faith subject to being reviewed at subsequent dates such as the sale or transfer of the domain … [Read more...]
Chanel Files Massive SuitAgainst 399 Domain Holders and over 450 Domain Names
Chanel just filed a massive lawsuit against 399 defendants holding over 450 domain names some of which contain a trademark of owned by one of Chanel company and others sites which sell what Chanel alleges are counterfeit products. Chanel is asking the court for many remedies including injunctive relief, transfer or cancellation of the domain names, as well as attorney fees and other damages … [Read more...]
For Years We Have Been Telling You Every Word Is Trademarked & Now Even The ‘F” Word Is
If you have been a frequent reader of thedomains.com, you know we have been looking at the trademark system warning that every word, two letter, three letter and every saying your grandma taught you is trademarked somewhere in the world. So we were not surprised to learn the even the "f" word has now been granted trademark protection. In this case the trademark was granted in Germany for the … [Read more...]
Movie Studio Of The Twilight Series Sues Twilight.com For Trademark Infringement (A Domain Registered in 1994)
According to various sources, The studio behind the “Twilight” series, Summit Entertainment, filed suit in Federal court against the owner of Twilight.com and its owner. The studio is suing for copyright and trademark infringement and demanding gains, profits and advantages from the defendant. The complaint was filed against Tom Marskon, and TM Consulting, in U.S. District Court in the … [Read more...]
Despite Facebook File Massive Cybersqautting Lawsuit People Are Bidding On Typos As Facebopok.com Sells For $2K
It was just a few weeks ago that Facebook filed a massive Cybersquatting lawsuit against 25 named companies and individuals & over 100 "john Doe's" for $100K for each domain name and damages and all the money generated by the typo's. So yesterday I was pretty surprised to see another typo Facebopok.com sell on SnapNames.com on an expired domain name auction for $1,999. There were … [Read more...]
Vertical Axis Beats Back UDRP On WorldClassFireworks.com Despite Trademark
Jake's Fireworks Inc. of Pittsburgh, Kansas, brought a UDRP against Vertical Axis Inc on the domain name worldclassfireworks.com a term for which they held a US Trademark Here are the relevant facts found by the three member panel and the highlights of the decision: "The Complainant operates a business which distributes and sells fireworks throughout the United States of America under the … [Read more...]