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WordPress Foundation Wins More Domain Disputes

May 5, 2016 by Michele Neylon

Wordpress powers a very large proportion of the web these days, so in terms of "brand" it's very strong. So it's not that surprising that the Wordpress Foundation has formulated a strong, yet clear, trademark policy. Short version - you can't use the term "wordpress", but you can use things like "wp": Under no circumstances is it permitted to use WordPress or WordCamp as … [Read more...] about WordPress Foundation Wins More Domain Disputes

.Us ccTLD Adopting URS From July 1 2014

June 12, 2014 by Michele Neylon

Neustar, who run the backend registry operations for .us and others, announced yesterday that the .us ccTLD will be adopting the URS from July 1st 2014. The URS  is a shorter and cheaper method of lodging a domain name dispute than the UDRP. Of course it's .us, so the terminology is a little different. In .us land a UDRP is a usDRP and a URS is a usRS. Unlike with gTLDs … [Read more...] about .Us ccTLD Adopting URS From July 1 2014

Bebo Drop Bebo.ie

August 8, 2009 by Michele Neylon

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 see if someone else makes a play for it. With the number of active Irish … [Read more...] about Bebo Drop Bebo.ie

HarperCollins Wins WIPO UDRP Case

July 2, 2009 by Michele Neylon

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 that the decision is … [Read more...] about HarperCollins Wins WIPO UDRP Case

Lead Networks In Breach of ICANN Rules

June 11, 2009 by Michele Neylon

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 lack of cooperation with WIPO led to a letter from … [Read more...] about Lead Networks In Breach of ICANN Rules

IRT Final Report Ignores End User Concerns

May 31, 2009 by Michele Neylon

Image via WikipediaRemember 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 views and either ignored … [Read more...] about IRT Final Report Ignores End User Concerns

Air France Win WIPO Case

May 15, 2009 by Michele Neylon

One of the more recently reported WIPO UDRP cases that caught my attention was in relation to airfrance-suck.comThe decision, which went against the registrant, makes for some interesting reading.The salient points being:The "suck" suffix can be a legitimate defenceA lot of "suck" or "sucks" related WIPO cases end up being ruled in favour of the trademark holderIf you're going … [Read more...] about Air France Win WIPO Case

New gTLD Comment Period Closes

April 14, 2009 by Michele Neylon

ICANN has been holding a public comment period on the second draft of the new gTLD handbook. This period was due to close yesterday.Prior to yesterday afternoon there was a healthy number of comments, but in the past 24 hours a significant number of new comments have been submitted.The tone and content of the comments vary considerably. While some commentators are not overly … [Read more...] about New gTLD Comment Period Closes

Enom and Netsol Win WIPO Case

December 31, 2008 by Michele Neylon

Enom and Network Solutions won a WIPO case involving the domain "nameje.com".The domain is a very close typo to "namejet.com", which eNom and others use for an aftermarket service.Full details of the case may be found on the WIPO site … [Read more...] about Enom and Netsol Win WIPO Case

Ticketmaster Typo UDRP Decision

December 12, 2008 by Michele Neylon

Ticketmaster have won a WIPO UDRP over a fairly obvious typo of their name:tiicketmaster.comThe decision isn't that interesting as the case wasn't contested by the registrant and the breach of trademark was so obvious.You can read about it on the WIPO site here … [Read more...] about Ticketmaster Typo UDRP Decision

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