Category: wipo

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

Sony Wins UDRP

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

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

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