The only UDRP decision that caught my attention this morning concerned Sony. The domain in question was sonyericsson.tv It’s not a particularly exciting decision, as the domain is a clear trademark squat. You can read the full decision here
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Facebook Wins WIPO Decision
Facebook, the social networking site that is “flavour de jour”, has won a WIPO UDRP case. The decision isn’t that exciting, as the registrant did not respond. The domain face-book.com is currently parked, but will probably move in the next few days/ weeks.
Defending the indefensible – EUBrowser Denies CyberSquatting
Today’s Irish edition of the Sunday Times has an article on the cybersquatters referred to commonly as “EUBrowser” entitled “Cybersquat Firm Lurks in Digital Hub”. I’ve mentioned them in the past, as they lost several WIPO cases including adidas.ie, buy-sell.ie and a couple of Google squats (googl.ie and googel.ie) that were settled before WIPO had… Continue reading Defending the indefensible – EUBrowser Denies CyberSquatting
Kelkoo.ie – Trademark Infringement
A surefire way of losing a domain name is when you register one which you have zero entitlement to. It’s one thing when the domain name in question is madeup of words or is an expression of some kind, but when it is a peculiar word it’s very hard to defend that position. Take the… Continue reading Kelkoo.ie – Trademark Infringement
Google vs EUBrowser
I’ve been following the antics of EUBrowser for some time now, but I almost missed the Google domains! John, luckily, spotted that little move. I didn’t spot the handover, as the domains were subject to a UDRP that was cancelled, so no decision was published. To date we’ve seen only a handful of their domains… Continue reading Google vs EUBrowser
AU Deregulation Bad?
One of the strongest selling points of a regulated ccTLD is security and peace of mind. What that translates into in practice is that there is a slightly higher degree of control over who gets to register domains. In Ireland, for example, the IEDR has been able to vaunt the IE ccTLD due to its… Continue reading AU Deregulation Bad?
EUBrowser Lose Second UDRP Adidas.ie – The Floodgates may have opened
I mentioned only a couple of weeks ago the UDRP decision against EUBrowser (Gabor Varga and Jozsef Petho) for buy-sell.ie. In that first UDRP the complaint was lodged by a relatively small Irish company, whereas in this case the stakes were higher: Adidas AG and Adidas (Ireland) Limited v. Gabor Varga and Jozsef Petho Some… Continue reading EUBrowser Lose Second UDRP Adidas.ie – The Floodgates may have opened