Image via Wikipedia Two letter domains are quite rare (obviously!) so a couple of WIPO cases surrounding them is only to be expected. The decision is quite interesting, as it shows that trademark holders do not always get their own way.
Tag: trademark
Trying To Cash In On Bond – IanFleming.com UDRP
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
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
Facebook.com.au WIPO Decision
The decision regarding facebook.com.au has been published The respondent tried to use the defence that no trademark existed in Australia at the time of registration, however that argument was rejected. The respondent also tried to argue that they were intending on using the domain name for a legitimate service. You can read over the decision,… Continue reading Facebook.com.au WIPO Decision
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
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
Cybersquatters Hand Over Bebo.ie
I’ve spoken about cybersquatting in the IE namespace in the past. One of the domains that had been nabbed by EUBrowser was bebo.ie. While it’s still pointing to their feeble attempt at explaining their connection to the name the whois has been updated: whois bebo.ie % Rights restricted by copyright; http://www.domainregistry.ie/copyright.html% Do not remove this… Continue reading Cybersquatters Hand Over Bebo.ie
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