John Berryhill, Esq, PHD says that the UDRP panel in the Ron Paul Domain name case got its right. The decision has garnered a lot of Strong opinions, but Mr. Berryhill who has won more reverse domain name hijacking cases representing domain holders says the panel got it right and says that the UDRP panel that awarded HillaryClinton.com to Hillary Clinton got it wrong: In a comment left on a … [Read more...]
Actress and Author Joan Collins Loses UDRP Bid For JoanCollins.com
For a second day a UDRP panel has denied the claim of a famous person to their matching .com domain name Back in February we told you that Joan Collins had filed a UDRP to gain control over JoanCollins.com Although the ruling has not been published as of yet today, the decision is in and its a loss for Ms. Collins. As we noted back in February, Ms. Collins full name is Joan Henrietta … [Read more...]
PortMedia Domains Represented By Ari Goldberger Beats Back UDRP For Arrigo.com
Arrigo Enterprises, Inc. lost it bid to grab the domain name Arrigo.com away from PortMedia Domains who was represented by Ari Goldberger of ESQwire.com. The term Arrigo is a common Italian surname. The domain name was owned by the domain holder for 12 years and the Complainants trademark was first registered in 2012. The panel however declined to make a finding of Reverse Domain Name … [Read more...]
Ron Paul Loses Both UDRP’s On Ronpaul.com and Ronpaul.org
In two UDRP decisions that are expected to be published later today, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) denied Congressman's Ron Paul, bid to obtain the domain names RonPaul.com and RonPaul.org The Congressman filed two UDRP's one for both of the domain name RonPaul.com and RonPaul.org against Whois Privacy Services Pty Ltd / JNR Corp and another UDRP on just the domain name … [Read more...]
Veko.com Lost In UDRP: Domain Was Parked, For Sale & Owner Was Domainer
Veko Lightsystems International B.V. was awarded the domain name Veko.com by a one member UDRP panel The Complainant won the case based off of a Benelux trademark issued February 20, 2002. A Benelux trademark is about the easiest trademarks to get an usually a jurisdiction someone runs to if they have a weak claim for the trademark especially if they need one in a hurry. The panel put a … [Read more...]
Google Loses UDRP On Play-Gogles.com; Not Confusing To TM On Google Play
In a case that is sure to drive the trademark holders crazy, Google Inc. just lost a UDRP on the domain name play-gogles.com which was registered in February 2013. Google claimed it had rights to the domain name play-gogles.com based off its trademarks for Google and Google Play. However the one member panel denied Google's claim even though the domain holder didn't even bother responding the … [Read more...]
ICANN Approves The Arab Center for Dispute Resolution (ACDR) As A UDRP Provider
The ICANN Board approved the Arab Center for Dispute Resolution (ACDR) as an UDRP provider. The approval of ACDR as the first UDRP provider located in the Middle East "enhances ICANN's accountability to the Internet community as a whole, enhancing choice for UDRP complainants". ICANN acknowledged that comments were submitted suggesting that "ICANN develop contracts with each of its UDRP … [Read more...]