The domain name Palace.com has just been hit with a UDRP The case was filed by at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Palace Sports & Entertainment LLC whose site it at palacenet.com The Palace Operates three venues in the around the Detroit area including the home of the Detroit Pistons The Palace of Auburn Hills. Palace Sports & Entertainment also operate the … [Read more...]
Guest Post: Tom Barrett: ICANN Expands Trademark Claims Do the Ends Justify the Means?
This is a guest post by Tom Barrett who is the founder of EnCirca, an ICANN Registrar, and TM.Biz, a brand protection platform and TM.Biz provided trademark validation services for the .XXX and .PW TLD’s and will be offering pre-validation services for users of the Trademark Clearinghouse. We do have comments at the end of the piece but Tom's post is unedited: "Under the guise of … [Read more...]
UDRP Panel Rejects Claim On Typo’s Of TireChian.com and TireChians.com
South Fork Hardware, Inc., DBA TireChain.com Lost a UDRP decision today on the typo's on tirechian.com and tirechians.com Complainant has used TIRECHAIN.COM and TIRECHAINS.COM (“the asserted Marks”) since 1998. It uses the TIRECHAIN.COM Mark in connection with anti-skid chains for vehicle tires; anti-skid chains for vehicles; chains for motor cars; land vehicle parts, namely, tire chains; and … [Read more...]
Watergate Holdings Files A UDRP On TheWatergateHotel.com & WatergateHotel.com
Euro Watergate Hotel Residences, LLC Watergate Holdings, LLC, filed a UDRP on the domain names TheWatergateHotel.com and WaterGateHotel.com with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Of course Watergate is the "home of the political scandal that … [Read more...]
WIPO UDRP Panel Finds Reverse Domain Hijacking On Adjudicate.org.au
Add Adjudicate Today Pty Limited of Mona Vale, of New South Wales, Australia to the list of those found guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking (RDNH) on the domain name adjudicate.org.au The company claimed a common law right to the term “Adjudicate Today” and somehow tried to get the one word domain name Adjudicate.org.au based off that common law right. Here is what the one member panel … [Read more...]
SexyJobs.Biz Gets Hits With A UDRP & The Complainant Has A Trademark
Certainly not a landmark case but someone just filed a UDRP on the domain name SexyJobs.biz Infonet Media Group, Inc, applied for a trademark on the term "sexy jobs" in January 2012 which was issued less than a month ago on February 26th 2013. Infonet seems to own SexyJobs.com according to the site. The domain sexyjobs.biz was first registered back in 2008. We will keep you updated on … [Read more...]
For The 3rd Time In a Week, Complainant To UDRP Found To Be Fudging The Facts
A one member UDRP panel today rejected the claim of Diamond Resorts Holdings, LLC which was seeking 15 domain names. For the third time in a week, the panel questioned the accuracy of the information the complainant presented to the panel: "While the Panel is not in a position on the submitted to assess the credibility of either side to determine who is or is not telling the truth, some of … [Read more...]