This is not your typical UDRP. The case involves alleged common law trademark rights, transgendered alter ego's, and planned sexual reassignment surgery and one very famous deceased actress, Elizabeth Taylor. A one member UDRP panel awarded the domain names, LizTaylor.com, .net and .org to the The Elizabeth Taylor Trust, Interplanet Productions Limited and The Elizabeth Taylor Cosmetics … [Read more...]
The Domain PurpleHeart.com Is Lost In A UDRP
A three member UDRP panel, has awarded the domain name PurpleHeart.com to the complainant the "Military Order of the Purple Heart Service Foundation, Inc." The organization has 4 trademarks on the term in the US, and the oldest one is dated 1998. The organization also has 8 trademarks in the US for the term "Military Order of the Purple Heart" or variations thereof. The domain holder is … [Read more...]
ICANN: “URS $300-$500 Price Target For URS May Not Be Met”
In a morning session at the ICANN Conference, in what was called an update to the Uniform Rapid Suspension (URS) system "implementation work indicates that the $300-$500 cost target any not be met." To remind you the URS is suppose to be a quicker faster and cheaper version of the UDRP of "clear cut cases of abuse" a repaid take down of sites. "How can we refashion the URS to get closer to … [Read more...]
Newest UDRP Complaints; OneLove.com, NetJet.com and Coogle.com
Another day another bunch of UDRP filings including on the domain name, OneLove.com the famous Bob Marley song which has been used by the Jamaican Tourist Bureau for a number of years in its television commercials Onelove.net was hit with a UDRP a few days ago so although the complainant is unknown at this time, it appears they are going after both domains. OneLove.com is parked and has a … [Read more...]
Another Generic, The Spanish Word For Coast; Costa.com Gets Hit With A UDRP
Someone just filed a UDRP against the domain name Costa.com Costa is Spanish for the English word Coast. The domain name belongs to Electric Online, Inc. The domain goes to a parking page where results are showing for Costa Cruise Lines. Costa Cruise Lines official site is at costacruise.com and CostaCruise.co.uk Costa Cruise Lines of course owned the Costa Concordia which sank … [Read more...]
Vanity.com Lost In A UDRP Despite Pending Federal Court Case: Asking $1M For A Domain Is Bad Faith
In a case that should be VERY troubling for all domain holders the a one member UDRP panel just awarded the domain name Vanity.com to a Vanity Shop of Grand Forks, Inc, a trademark holder, despite the fact that the domain holder already filed a case in Federal Court asking for a declaratory judgement that is was not infringing on the complainant's trademark. So lets be clear here. The UDRP … [Read more...]
3 Member UDRP Panel Affirms Parking As A Legitimate Use Of A Domain Against TM Holder: ERAM.com
A three member UDRP panel just denied a complaint on the domain name ERAM.com brought by ERAM SA. I'm not going to go into detail facts of the case, that was brought against Vertical Axis and defended by Ari Goldberger You should know that ERAM had a Trademark on the term and is a large company that generates some 1,734 billion Euros in revenue. I just wanted to point out this language of … [Read more...]