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Last month, Microsoft filed seven UDRP (Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy) cases over Kinect domain names.
Now, rulings were announced in four of the seven cases and the software giant won all four.
The domains included in the recent ruling include: wwwkinect.com, which a …
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We mentioned back in December that Facebook had purchased FB.com. Well, apparently the social media giant is still in a dispute with the seller, American Farm Bureau, over the trademark.
American Farm Bureau has challenged Facebook after they filed a trademark for “FB”. While …
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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has threatened to sue ICANN if the organizations trademarks are not added to a restrictions list, keeping potential registrants from registering names.
The IOC first threatened ICANN back in April over the introduction of new TLDs. The organization issues a …
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Back in May, we mentioned that Facebook had filed a suit with the World Intellectual Property Organization against the owner of Facebook.me in an attempt to get the name. The company wanted the name particularly because the phrase “will you facebook me?” has become synonymous …
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Facebook, a privately held company, has filed a complaint with the World Intellectual Property Organization in an attempt to get the the Facebook.me domain name. The domain is currently registered to Amjad Abbas, a United Arab Emirates man.
.Me domain names are actually ccTLD domain names, the country code for …
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Computer and electronics seller, Dell, won seven new domain dispute cases. First, the company won five domain disputes that protect the Dell brand. These five disputes cover eight different domain names, including the typosquatted domain wwdell.com, DellNotebook.com, DellStudent.com, and DellCareers.com.
Next, the company won a domain dispute over four gaming …
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Conservative TV personality Glenn Beck filed a high-profiled domain dispute against Isaac Eiland-Hall over the domain name glennbeckrapedandmurderedayounggirlin1990.com.
According the UDRP, Beck had to prove three things to the arbitrator in order the get the domain name from Eiland-Hall:
1. That the domain name was confusingly similar to Glenn Beck’s …
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The National Arbitration Forum said that they handled 1,658 trademark disputes in 2006, the largest in history of their domain dispute program, and that 21% of those cases were resolved. Overall, the NAF has handled more than 7,600 domain trademark disputes. Even outside of the NAF, domain trademark disputes are …
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The Internet Private Foundation Austria (IPA), owner of the nic.at Registry, launched a new domain name dispute resolution system designed to handle .at domain disputes in a quick, cost-effective way. The system is designed to be an alternative to legal proceedings.…
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Nominet announced changes to their domain resolution service, which handles domain name disputes and affects all .co.uk domain names. The changes include “the introduction of judges, improved transparency, and rewording of the rules to step away from the issues of confusion over domains and towards abusive registrations.”…
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Network Solutions filed a brief in support of their position whereby all small domain owners from around the world would be forced to defend their domains in the courts of Virginia, the headquarters of Network Solutions. The move opposes the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), in their recent case which seeks …
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By Victor Arcuri, Arvic Search Services
The principle for registration of domain names has been till now first come, …
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Australian commercial internet addresses are being fought over in a US Federal court. Proponents hope to introduce more competition to the registration process.…
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A new company, Online Ombuds Office, offers a new web-based mediation service, allowing parties to avoid court rooms and instead settle their disputes using online mediation. In addition to mediating domain disputes, the company also mediates intellectual property disputes and disputes in five additional categories.…
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