A federal judge dismissed a trademark infringement lawsuit filed by Rosetta Stone Inc against Google back in July 2009, for selling keywords containing its trademark. Rosetta complained that consumers who search for "Rosetta Stone" on Google could click on a "sponsored ad" and visit the site of "a software pirate that purports to be Rosetta, but in reality sells a sub-standard … [Read more...]
A Porn Star Saves A Guy From Spending 20 Years In Jail: A Cautionary Tale For Those Traveling Out Of The US
We wrote a post a couple of years ago about being careful when traveling back to the US for a trip outside the country. With the TRAFFIC show for Milan coming up next week, I wanted to remind all domainers that they do not have the same rights coming back into the US that they have while in the US. So here is a bedtime story for you. A New Yorker Carlos Simon-Timmerman, was traveling back … [Read more...]
“I’m Not One of Those Evil Typo Dudes” Says The Guys Sued By Microsoft for $2.4 Million
Here's the case of a non-domainer that has been sued by some of the biggest companies in the world for registering variations of their trademarks and seems not to be a bit bothered by the whole thing. Meet, Alf Temme, the owner of a California company that sells an exercise machine for $14,615. In March, Microsoft filed a lawsuit against him and his son Lars over 24 domain names, such as … [Read more...]
Kentucky Domain Seizure Case Is Heading Back To The Supreme Court
Gambling911.com, is reporting that the chief judge of the Kentucky Court of Appeals approved iMEGA's request to have its petition to send iMEGA, et al v. Commonwealth immediately back to the state's Supreme Court. The order, signed early Friday, now allows the Supreme Court to make a decision on the merits regarding the 141 domain names seized by the Commonwealth. On March 18th the … [Read more...]
TruePoker.com Owners Come Forward In Kentucky To Satisfy “Standing” Requirement
According to Gambling911.com, one member of The Interactive Media Entertainment & Gaming Association (iMEGA.org) has decided to step forward and, as such, satisfy the court's requirement on "standing". TruePoker.com, owned by Yatahay Limited Limited will step forward and identify itself as the owner of the domain, and provide the court a copy of the passport of the compliance officer of … [Read more...]
UDRP Cases Decline 9.5% In 2009
According to WIPO, the number of cases filed under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) in 2009 decreased by 9.5% compared to the previous year. In 2009, 2,107 cases were brought to the WIPO UDRP, compared to 2,329 cases in 2008. Those complaints concerned 4,688 domain names, compared to 3,958 in 2008, according to a WIPO press release, meaning many cases included … [Read more...]
EU Rules: Google Is OK Allowing Advertisers To Purchase Ads Under Competitors Trademarked Keywords
Today the European Court of Justice, the highest court in the EU, issued its long awaited ruling in a case brought by Louis Vuitton, giving Google a huge victory, saying that" ""Google has does not infringe on trademarks by allowing advertisers to purchase keywords corresponding to their competitors' trademarks," Louis Vuitton and two other firms brought suit alleging that it infringed … [Read more...]