Category: wipo

Efibre.ie Transferred to Eircom in Domain Dispute

Several months ago Eircom, one of Ireland’s largest ISPs,  launched a fibre broadband product under the moniker of “eFibre”. For some reason, however, they hadn’t registered the corresponding domain name. One of their competitors Magnet had and setup a very simple site:   I’m not sure how many people noticed, though I did see a… Continue reading Efibre.ie Transferred to Eircom in Domain Dispute

Fox Files UDRP Over XXX Domain

From the “told you so” and “some domainers are really really dumb” department .. Yes – foxstudios.xxx and asking a crazy high price for it As Kevin reports Fox have now filed a UDRP. Prediction – unless Fox’s complaint is submitted on toilet paper this will be a slam dunk win for them. Tip: Do… Continue reading Fox Files UDRP Over XXX Domain

For Dummies Win WIPO Case Against Dummy

Why did this case catch my eye? Well when the respondent tells WIPO that the domain is “available to lease” it’s going to catch my attention WIPO have awarded John Wiley & Sons the domain webhostingfordummies.com following a UDRP dispute. What surprised and amused me was the reply the registrant sent WIPO on being notified… Continue reading For Dummies Win WIPO Case Against Dummy

Bebo Drop Bebo.ie

Trademark holders do funny things with domains. Bebo.ie, which was registered in bad faith, was handed back to its rightful owners last year. However Bebo Inc obviously don’t care enough about the .ie domain to hold onto it, so it’s been dropped. So will anyone try to grab it again? It will be interesting to… Continue reading Bebo Drop Bebo.ie

HarperCollins Wins WIPO UDRP Case

HarperCollins, the UK based publishing house, has won a WIPO domain dispute. The dispute centred around the domain: collinsdictionary.com According to Hosterstats the domain was first registered back in 2005, but has been parked ever since. The registrant did not respond, so the domain dispute was decided in HarperCollins’ favour. The only odd thing is… Continue reading HarperCollins Wins WIPO UDRP Case

Lead Networks In Breach of ICANN Rules

Lead Networks, an Indian based registrar, has been sent a “notice of breach” by ICANN. The letter goes into details of how the registrar has failed to meet its requirements under the RAA and also its obligations under the UDRP. Seemingly Lead Networks’ registrants have attracted no less than 61 separate UDRP proceedings and their… Continue reading Lead Networks In Breach of ICANN Rules

IRT Final Report Ignores End User Concerns

Image via Wikipedia Remember the draft IRT report? Well they’ve published the final version after supposedly taking into consideration comments and feedback. However you’d be forgiven for thinking that their view on the feedback process was ever so slightly biased. Basically they seem to have taken on board any comments and feedback that supported their… Continue reading IRT Final Report Ignores End User Concerns

Gillette.ro WIPO Decision Provides Interesting Comments

One of the WIPO decisions published today relates to gillette.ro. The registrant (respondent) didn’t make any submissions in their defence, so the decision could have been quite banal. However some of the panelist’s comments under the “Registered and Used in Bad Faith” section are quite interesting under: The Panel disagrees with the Complainant’s submission that… Continue reading Gillette.ro WIPO Decision Provides Interesting Comments

Air France Win WIPO Case

One of the more recently reported WIPO UDRP cases that caught my attention was in relation to airfrance-suck.com The decision, which went against the registrant, makes for some interesting reading. The salient points being: The “suck” suffix can be a legitimate defence A lot of “suck” or “sucks” related WIPO cases end up being ruled… Continue reading Air France Win WIPO Case

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