Both UDRP complaints for the domain names RonPaul.com and RonPaul.org were denied today at the WIPO. The full decisions have not been published yet. More details on a post when the decisions are available to the …
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WIPO stats for Q1 2013: UDRP complaints down, average number of domains per case up, .com domains 62% of cases
I checked the WIPO stats for the 1st quarter of 2013 and found that UDRP complaints have slowed down while the average number of domain names per case has increased. Usually the first 2 quartes …
Read More »Avaya Inc. found guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking and harassing the domain name owner
Avaya Inc., a multinational company with over 17,500 employees worldwide, was found guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking by a 3-member Panel at the National Arbitration Forum. I represented the Respondent, Avayo Electronics, in these proceedings. Avaya …
Read More »WIPO 2012 Review: 2,884 UDRPs filed (up 4.5%) for 5,084 domain names (74.8% of which were .com)
The WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center published its 2012 review on UDRP called “Internet Domain Name Dispute Resolution”. In 2012, trademark holders filed a record 2,884 cybersquatting cases covering 5,084 Internet domain names with the …
Read More »Paypal files UDRP complaint for 13 year old domain MyPaypal.com at WIPO
Paypal, Inc. filed a UDRP complaint at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). The complaint was filed for the domain name, MyPaypal.com. The domain was registered in January 2000 and the current owner is from New …
Read More »Twitter wins domain Twitter.org in UDRP in shady circumstances
Twitter, Inc. won the domain name Twitter.org at the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center. The owner was accueil des solutions inc of Vancouver, Canada, did not reply to the Complainant’s contentions. The Center appointed Richard Tan as the …
Read More »21 new objections filed at WIPO for new gTLD strings including USPS objections for .MAIL
This past week 21 new objections were filed at the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center for new gTLD strings. The WIPO center received the objections on March 13, 2013 and these were posted on the …
Read More »47 new objections filed at WIPO for new gTLD strings including Pinterest’s objection for Amazon’s .pin string
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 …
Read More »Napster is still alive: UDRP complaint filed for the domain Napster.nl at WIPO
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 …
Read More »Objection filed at WIPO for new gTLD string .delmonte
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 …
Read More »General Motors wins MyChevrolet.com in UDRP after waiting for 12 years
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 …
Read More »Procter & Gamble guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking as Marchex’s Swash.com is saved in UDRP
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 …
Read More »GotMilf.com not confusingly similar to GotMilk.com – UDRP complaint denied
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 …
Read More »UDRP complaint for PhaseEight.com denied – Panelist gets UDRP right
A UDRP complaint for the domain name PhaseEight.com was denied by a single member panel at WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center. The Panelist made a statement that many panelists should read again and again until they …
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