Image via Wikipedia One of the more recent WIPO decisions caught my eye as it was for the domain ianfleming.com Ian Fleming was, of course, the creator of James Bond and wrote all 14 novels, as well as Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. This year happens to mark the centenary of his birth, which may or… Continue reading Trying To Cash In On Bond – IanFleming.com UDRP
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Craiglist.fr WIPO Decision
The WIPO UDRP decision regarding craiglist.fr does not hold many surprises. What is semi-interesting is that the decision gives an overview of craiglist.org, which has been in operation since 1997. Needless to say the panelist decided in favour of the trademark holder and ordered the transfer of craiglist.fr
Narnia.mobi – WIPO Decision Doesn’t Hold Any Surprises
Image via Wikipedia Irish and international media’s interest was sparked in recent months by the dispute over the domain narnia.mobi Now unless you’ve been living in a very dark cave far away from the rest of civilised society for the last fifty years, then you’d know that Narnia is the literary invention of CS Lewis.… Continue reading Narnia.mobi – WIPO Decision Doesn’t Hold Any Surprises
Probably The Shortest WIPO Decision In The World
Image via Wikipedia You’ll have to excuse my feeble attempt at a pun! The WIPO UDRP decision involving carlsberg.tv is incredibly short and does not contain any surprises. Carlsberg is an internationally recognised brand – its the 5th largest brewing company in the world! Carlsberg have a very well established usage and have taken steps… Continue reading Probably The Shortest WIPO Decision In The World
WIPO Orders Cancellation of Multiple Domain Registrations
Image via Wikipedia I keep a close eye on the WIPO UDRP decisions, as sometimes they can be very interesting. In most cases decisions are either upheld or denied and when they are upheld the normal followup would be for the domain in question to be transferred to the IP holder. However WIPO’s latest set… Continue reading WIPO Orders Cancellation of Multiple Domain Registrations
More Hobbit WIPO Decisions
Remember the drunkenhobbit.com decision?Well there’s a new one today covering hobbits.com and hobbitts.com If you’re going to grab a Tolkien related domain choose something truly generic. It will save you a lot of headaches 🙂 Trying to argue that the term “hobbit” is NOT an invention of Tolkien’s didn’t work in the past, so how… Continue reading More Hobbit WIPO Decisions
Hugo Boss Wins UDRP
Hugo Boss has won a WIPO UDRP for the domain hugoboss.tv. The only “interesting” part of the decision is that the domain had been held by the registrant since 2005. So was Hugo Boss slow to act or have they only started worrying about their domain portfolio recently? The domain is currently showing eNom’s default… Continue reading Hugo Boss Wins UDRP
Champagne.ie UDRP Decision
The former registrant of the domain champagne.ie probably doesn’t feel like celebrating, as he lost the UDRP against him. You can read the entire decision here on the WIPO site. “Champagne” and related terms have been the subject of domain disputes in several constituencies over the last few years, with the champagne.co.uk decision still being… Continue reading Champagne.ie UDRP Decision
Spiderwick WIPO
One of the latest published decisions from WIPO covers a film currently showing at the US box office – Spiderwick Chronicles. The domain in question is spiderwickmovie.com You can read the decision here Interestingly enough the registrant not only responded but agreed to transferring the domain but not to infringing IP per se: 4. Parties’… Continue reading Spiderwick WIPO
British Museum Wins Domain Dispute
The British Museum has won a dispute involving the domain britishmuseum.com The Museum, which has been established for over 250 years did not have any issue in proving their rights in the name. What is interesting, however, is that the respondent attempted to claim that the UDRP was a reverse hijack. The respondent tried to… Continue reading British Museum Wins Domain Dispute