Barack Obama’s “Organizing For Action” filed for a trademark at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The trademark for the mark “ORGANIZING FOR ACTION” was filed on 7th of February 2013 and relates to 5 …
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UDRP complaint for Kanal.com denied – US mark doesn’t have common-law rights in France
The UDRP complaint for the domain name Kanal.com was denied at the National Arbitration Forum. Respondent from France denied having targeted Complainant or its mark when he registered the domain name. Complainant did not even …
Read More »French Tennis Federation files UDRP complaint for 13 domains relating to Roland Garros at WIPO
Federation Francaise de Tennis (FFT) filed a UDRP complaint at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). Federation Francaise de Tennis organizes tennis competitions in France, most notably the French Open or as it is most …
Read More »Google files UDRP complaint for 21 domain names at the National Arbitration Forum
Google filed a UDRP complaint at the National Arbitration Forum (NAF). The complaint was filed for 21 domain names, all relating to Google Maps: googelmap.com googelmaps.com google-map.com google-maps.com googlemaps.net googlemapsl.com googlemeps.com goooglemaps.com map-google.com mapgoogel.com mapgoole.com …
Read More »Man buys MichelinGuides.com and sets up ‘Michel (Platini) in Guides’ website
A 28-year-old salesman named Adam Mascall from Luton, United Kingdom received a Cease and Desist letter through the post from the company that runs the Michelin Guides (Compagnie Générale des Etablissements Michelin) after he registered the …
Read More »Melbourne IT DBS: .Com likely to continue to dominate domain disputes as new gTLDS loom
Melbourne IT Digital Brand Services released a report on domain name disputes this Thusday February 7, 2013. The report shows that .com is likely to continue to dominate domain disputes as new gTLDS loom. Melbourne …
Read More »Obama’s “Organizing For Action” files complaint against domain forwarded to NRA
Barack Obama’s “Organizing For Action” is filling a UDRP complaint at the National Arbitration Forum against the domain name OrganizingForAction.net that is owned by Derek Bovard and currently redirects to the National Rifle Association (NRA). …
Read More »Ron Paul files a complaint for the domains RonPaul.com and RonPaul.org owned by his supporters
Ron Paul filed a cybersquatting UDRP complaint at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). The complaint was filed for two domain names: RonPaul.com and RonPaul.org. RonPaul.com was set up by Ron Paul’s grassroots supporters during Ron …
Read More »Barack Obama’s “Organizing For Action” files cybersquatting complaint for 2 domain names
Barack Obama’s “Organizing For Action” filed a cybersquatting complaint at the National Arbitration Forum. The complaint was filed for two domain names: OrganizingForAction.com OrganizingForAction.org The UDRP (Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy) complaint with case …
Read More »Tumblr files 9 UDRP complaints for typo domains – will it win them all?
Tumblr, Inc. has filed 9 separate UDRP complaints at the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center. All complaints were filed in the past 2 weeks and all 9 disputed domains appear to be typos of Tumblr.com. …
Read More »Google gets GoogleGlass.com without a UDRP decision
Yesterday I wrote about how Google won a UDRP Complaint at the National Arbitration Forum for the domain name GlassGoogle.com. Google had an easy UDRP win as the Respondent failed to submit a Response in …
Read More »UDRP DISGRACE: Mclaren.net transferred while complaint for Mclaren.biz is naturally denied
Complainant McLaren Health Care Corporation got a trademark registration for the mark “mclaren” on October 16, 2012 so they thought it would be a good idea to file UDRP complaints for every domain name incorporating …
Read More »Domain Enterprises.biz lost in UDRP while parked at Internet Traffic
Complainant Enterprise Holdings, Inc. submitted a Complaint to the National Arbitration Forum on December 10, 2012 for the domain name Enterprises.biz. Enterprise Holdings, Inc. from St. Louis, MO, USA, is the owner of the ENTERPRISE …
Read More »Google wins UDRP complaint for GlassGoogle.com – Is Project Glass ready for release?
Google won a UDRP Complaint at the National Arbitration Forum for the domain name GlassGoogle.com. The owner from China has been using the domain name to sell glass artifacts via a website corresponding with the …
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