Consumer products giant registered domains before fragrance company existed. A fragrance company attempted to reverse hijack two domain names from consumer product giant Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG), a World Intellectual Property Organization ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Panelist slams contradictory UDRP complaint with reverse domain name hijacking finding
· Policy & LawSelf-represented Complainant couldn't keep his story straight. A Canadian International Internet Dispute Resolution Centre (CIIDRC) panelist has found that Jeremy Labreche / Addison Electronique Entreprise Inc. attempted to reverse hijack the ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Colombian logistics company tries to reverse hijack domain name
· Policy & LawCompany went after a common Spanish word registered nearly three decades ago. A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has found Agencia de Aduanas Pasar Ltda., a logistics company in Colombia, guilty of reverse domain name ... Continue Reading2 Comments
UDRP decisions up 12% year over year
· Policy & LawGrowth in cybersquatting cases increased in second quarter of this year. The number of UDRP decisions in Q2 was up 12% year over year, according to a newly published report. GigaLaw's Doug Isenberg, who is both a UDRP panelist and counsel, ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
United States sues to seize Egypt.com domain name
· Policy & LawGovernment says creator of illicit Abacus Market is the ultimate owner of the domain. The United States Government has filed a lawsuit (pdf) to seize the domain name Egypt.com, alleging that it was purchased with illicitly obtained funds. In the ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Cybersquatter regains domain after post-UDRP transfer blunder
· Policy & LawAfter losing a UDRP, the cybersquatter managed to get the domain back when the complainant transferred the domain to another registrar. The Internet Commerce Association's weekly UDRP Digest featured an interesting case today. Law firm Gibson, ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Mining company tries to hijack four letter .com domain
· Policy & LawCompany acknowledged the domain was registered before it existed. A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has found (pdf) that Deepak Mining Solutions Limited, which provides mining chemicals and consulting, tried to reverse hijack the ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Company files UDRP after making $103,750 offer for domain name
· Policy & LawPanel rules no-code company Glide failed case in bad faith. No-code app building company typeguard, inc. dba Glide, has been found (pdf) to have tried reverse hijacking the domain name glide.ai. The company uses the domain GlideApps.com for its ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Two AI startups chose the same brand name. Now they’re headed to court.
· Policy & LawThe case could test how broadly companies leveraging AI can claim trademark rights. You launch your company on TryKepler.ai. Another startup later buys GetKepler.ai, a domain you had hoped to acquire after its previous owner shut down. A ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Sport Court brand files cybersquatting suit against former distributor
· Policy & LawCompany says distributor failed to stop using its trademarks in domain names after it ended the relationship. Connor Sport Court International (CSCI), the company behind the ubiquitous Sport Court sports flooring brand, has filed a cybersquatting ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
