Legal

This past week 47 new objections were filed at the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center for new gTLD strings. The WIPO center received the objections from March 8, 2013 to March 13, 2013 and these …

The Trademark Clearinghouse, launching the 26th of March, has announced some crucial changes in its fee structure. The changes are applicable to Trademark Holders and Trademark Agents who opt for a Prepayment Account (Advanced Fee …

Napster, the legendary p2p file sharing application, seems to still be alive. Napster, created in 1999, was merged with Rhapsody, a US online music store subscription service, in 2011. Rhapsody International, Inc. filed a UDRP complaint …

The Delaware Department of State sent a letter to ICANN and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), that is part of the US Department of Commerce, on the 5th of March regarding applications for new …

The Generic Names Supporting Organization Working Group tasked with addressing the issue of locking of a domain name subject to Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) Proceedings has published its Initial Report for public …

A Public Interest Commitments (PIC) dispute resolution procedure has been introduced by ICANN. A third Post-Delegation Dispute Resolution Procedure (PDDRP) – along with the already approved Trademark PDDRP and Registration Restriction Dispute Resolution Procedure (RRDRP) …

An objection was filed at the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center for the new gTLD string .delmonte. The WIPO center received the objection on March 2, 2013 and this was just posted on the WIPO …

Xerox filed a UDRP (Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy) complaint at the National Arbitration Forum (NAF). The complaint was filed for 50 domain names, most of them appear to be printer model numbers such as: …

General Motors LLC won the domain name MyChevrolet.com at the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center after waiting 12 years to file a complaint. The disputed domain name MyChevrolet.com has resolved to an inactive website since it was …

Is this really what the UDRP was designed for? Is ICANN happy with this travesty? The domain uhealth.org was transferred to the complainant in a case that was decided by a 2-1 majority of the …

A UDRP complaint for the domain name Swash.com, that belongs to Marchex was denied by a 3 member panel at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). The Panel also made a finding of reverse domain name …

A UDRP complaint for the domain orbbitz.com was denied by a 1 member panel at the National Arbitration Forum. Complainant, Orbitz Worldwide, LLC represented by CitizenHawk, Inc., filed a complaint for the domain orbbitz.com owned by …

Melbourne IT (ASX: MLB) today announced it had entered into definitive agreements with respect to the sale of its Digital Brand Services (DBS) division to US-based Corporation Services Company (CSC) for a cash consideration of …

A UDRP complaint for the domain name GotMilf.com was denied by a three member panel at WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center. The complainant that was The California Milk Processor Board (GotMilk.com) filed a complaint for the domain GotMilf.com …