Phil Corwin of the Internet Commerce Association (the "ICA) just published a post, sounding a very loud alarm, to head off what would be the first step that would make all .Com domain name subject to the Uniform Rapid Suspension Policy (URS) which allows "trademark holders" to go after domain names. To remind everyone the URS which is only in effect for new gTLD's is now being proposed in the … [Read more...]
If At First You Don’t Succeed: Skx.Science Suspended in URS on 2nd Try
I believe we have a first, a domain name has been order suspended by a Uniform Rapid Suspension (URS) examiner after a complain on the same domain was rejected by another examiner a month earlier In the first URS filed over the domain name SKX.science, Skechers U.S.A., lost its attempt to get the domain suspended after the Examiner, Luz Helena Villamil Jimenez, found "the Complainant did not … [Read more...]
.US Domains Are Subject To Being Suspended Under The URS
.US domain names have became subject to the Uniform Rapid Suspension (URS) policy. Actually ICANN site on the URS specifically says that .US domain names are not subject to the URS Technically the decision is a usRS for the .usTLD Rapid Suspension System (the "Rules"). In the National Arbitration Forum decision, Beachbody, LLC of Santa Monica, CA got the domain name t-25.us suspended for … [Read more...]
Skechers Loses URS Bid To Have The Domain SKX.science Suspended
Skechers just lost its bid to have the domain name skx.science suspended in a Uniform Resolution Proceeding (URS) and the domain holder a Joel Williams did not even respond. Skechers was represented by Kleinberg & Lerner, LLP of Los Angeles, CA, The examiner Luz Helena Villamil Jimenez, found although Skechers had a trademark in the term "SKX" it "did not submit any arguments to support … [Read more...]
Trademark Holder of Dana & Spicer Loses URS On Dana.parts & Spicer.parts; Told To File A UDRP
Car parts manufacturer, Dana Limited of Maumee, Ohio, just lost a URS on the domain names Dana.parts and Spicer.parts which are owned by FleetTruckParts.com of Blue Island, Illinois. Dana has a federally registered trademark on both the terms DANA and SPICER. The examiner Anne M. Wallace found despite owning the trademark Dana did "not established through clear and convincing evidence that … [Read more...]
Worst URS Decision of 2015: Telethon.Club Ordered Suspended On Complaint Of French TM Holder
The Association Francaise Contre Les Myopathies of Evry, France has won a Uniform Rapid Suspension on the seemingly very generic domain name Telethon.Club The Examiner Ahmet Akguloglu, who received the Complaint on January 6th issued the decision today January 12th although the domain was just registered on December 9th. Here are the finding of Facts: The Complainant claimed that TELETHON … [Read more...]
Nissan Loses Its 2nd Domain Proceeding In a Row on New gTLD Nissan.email
Nissan has lost the 2nd URS in the last three days after winning 10 in a row. This time Nissan lost the Uniform Rapid Suspension (URS) on the domain name Nissan.email The examiner Kendall C. Reed held: "The Respondent holds the domain name as inventory, which is not inherently wrongful and can represent a legitimate interest, provided however that, at a minimum, the intended use would not … [Read more...]