The newest issue of GigaLaw’s #Domain Dispute Digest shows that #trademark owners are continuing to file a record number of complaints against #cybersquatters under the #UDRP, with more than 2,000 decisions in the quarter, up 24.2%.
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How did billionaire Melinda Gates lose a complaint under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (#UDRP) for the #domain name melindagates-dot-com. Short answer: It's all about #trademark rights and timing.
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#Trademark owners of all sizes may be be confused when they receive notices that look like invoices for #domain name renewals -- but, in fact, they're for nothing more than a domain name "listing" service and can typically be safely ignored.
When should a #trademark owner consider filing a complaint under the Anti-#Cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (ACPA) instead of the Uniform #Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (#UDRP) (Notably, the ACPA is both faster... and slower!)
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In my analysis of all #domain names cancelled via #UDRP last year, I found about 38% being used in some way -- reinforcing my belief that a #trademark owner should always request transfer in #cybersquatting cases.
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Filings under the #URS rose jumped 80% last quarter -- but #trademark owners won only 69.1% of those cases, as compared with a more than 95% success rate under the #UDRP. I explain why in the newest issue of GigaLaw's Domain Dispute Digest.
Getting a winning decision in a Uniform #Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (#UDRP) case is obviously what every #trademark owner wants when it files a #cybersquatting complaint -- but the decision itself is not the end of the process.
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Redirecting #domain names to various websites (some legitimate, some not) is a common tactic used by #cybersquatters against #trademark owners -- something I discuss in this video about a new #UDRP decision.
In this video, I discuss a #UDRP decision (for the domain name <skill dot com>) in which the disputed #domain name was registered 26 years before the complainant obtained a #trademark registration.
#UDRP decisions increased 20% in the first quarter of 2022, while the number of actual #domain names in those cases rose almost 32%, contributing to an ongoing surge in #cybersquatting cases by #trademark owners.
In this #UDRP video, "18 Years Later, Toyota Gets toyotta-dot-com," I discuss the doctrine of #laches, or a #trademark owner's delay in filing a #domain name dispute complaint against a #cybersquatter:
There are some very good reasons why a #trademark owner might consider settling a #UDRP or other #domain name dispute with a #cybersquatter, which I discuss in this new video.
#Domain disputes may seem like an unimportant topic in the context of a real war, but in this video, I explain #cybersquatting issues in #Ukraine under the .UA Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy.
Consolidating multiple #domain in a single #UDRP dispute can be a very efficient and economical way for a #trademark owner to tackle #cybersquatters. But consolidation is not appropriate in all cases.
Morgan Stanley won a #UDRP decision against a #cybersquatter over a #domain name that included the letters “MS" — even though the financial services firm apparently doesn’t own any #trademark registrations for those letters.
Don't rely on pending #trademark applications to establish rights under the #UDRP! In this video, I discuss a case in which the panel also said the complainant failed to establish common law rights based on its "brief jottings."
I analyzed almost all of the #UDRP decisions from 2021 and found which top-level #domains appear most often (after dot-com, of course!): youtu.be/kqSCw_SePkg #trademark #cybersquatting
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A #cybersquatter in two decisions under the #UDRP registered domain names that contain the #trademark “Vuity” and created websites offering to sell a new prescription eye drop that can replace reading glasses — without a prescription.
Now matter how you look at it, domain name disputes hit record numbers in 2021, and I’ve summarized all of the most important and interesting data in the fourth quarter report of GigaLaw's Domain Dispute Digest.
giga.law/blog/2022/2/3/
#udrp #urs #domainnames #cybersquatting
#Cybersquatters have arrived in the #metaverse! In this video, I discuss the first "metaverse" #UDRP cases and what #trademark owners should know about how to protect their brands in the metaverse.
Like other #UDRP service providers, the Asian Domain Name Dispute Resolution Centre (ADNDRC) saw a record number of #cybersquatting cases from #trademark owners last year. Learn why (and much more) in my interview.
As I explain in today's #UDRP case study video, more law firms are being targeted by #cybersquatters. Here, a domain name registrant used it to impersonate one of Bryan Cave’s attorneys in an email soliciting payment for a fake invoice for legal fees.
I was honored to speak about "Developments in Domain Name Law" at last week's “IP & Ski” CLE conference for intellectual property attorneys in Vail, Colorado.
Even before the year ends, the number of #domain name dispute cases has set another record in 2021. The increase can be attributed in part to the pandemic, a number of large #UDRP cases from #trademark owners, and the importance of some new gTLDs.
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In this #UDRP case study video, I explain how the owner of a #trademark registration for PTP lost a dispute over the domain name <ptp dot com>.
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While Hertz and Tesla were making headlines over their disagreement about an order of 100,000 electric cars, a little-noticed #cybersquatting dispute involving both companies (and two #trademarks) was playing out in a case under the #UDRP.
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I discuss two #UDRP cases in which #cybersquatters used lookalike #domain names to target Google Maps --cases with important lessons for all #trademark owners.
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The “Oki Data Test” describes one of the earliest and most important questions ever addressed under #UDRP: Can an authorized sales or service agent of trademarked goods use the #trademark at issue in its domain name?
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The newest issue (Q3 2021) of GigaLaw's Domain Dispute Digest is out today, with all of the latest data on the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) and more! youtu.be/MK6AD-kYHNw #udrp #domainnames #cybersquatting #trademarks
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New UDRP case study video: #Trademark owner Nalli loses decision at #WIPO for <nali dot life>. Lesson: Filing a #cybersquatting complaint under the #UDRP is not a simple task of filling in the blanks.
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Wow, Lynda Weinman registered the domain name <lynda dot com> for $35 and later sold her company for $1.5 billion! I also find her old #UDRP decisions: giga.law/blog/2021/9/22 #trademark
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Columbia University filed (and won) a #UDRP complaint for #domain <columbia - university . com>. I explain how schools (just like other #trademark owners) can use the UDRP to stop #cybersquatters who may be targeting their students and others.
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In this case study video about #domain name <ibmhistory dot com>, I explain that although most decisions under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (#UDRP) are in English, English is not the default language for all UDRP cases. #trademark
