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The company behind the Stone Island clothing brand, Sportswear Company, has recovered hundreds of domain names that were hosting websites selling counterfeit versions of its products. The domains, which numbered in the hundreds, belonged to various China-based registrants. The majority resolved...

The company behind the Stone Island clothing brand, Sportswear Company, has recovered hundreds of domain names that were hosting websites selling counterfeit versions of its products. The domains, which numbered in the hundreds, belonged to various China-based registrants. The majority resolved...

Snap Inc. gets the middle finger :) Snap Inc. has lost a bid to take control of the geofilters.com domain name from a small mobile app developer that Snap accused of cybersquatting. A World Intellectual Property Association arbitration panel ruled that "geofilters" is a descriptive term for...

Snap Inc. gets the middle finger :) Snap Inc. has lost a bid to take control of the geofilters.com domain name from a small mobile app developer that Snap accused of cybersquatting. A World Intellectual Property Association arbitration panel ruled that "geofilters" is a descriptive term for...

Hi guys, I'm trying to acquire a .co.uk domain for a client, but his business name isn't trademarked. My client owns the .com domain, and has done so for a number of years. However, a couple of years back he lost his .co.uk domain to a rival company. Now his rival has a redirect set up at my...

Hi guys, I'm trying to acquire a .co.uk domain for a client, but his business name isn't trademarked. My client owns the .com domain, and has done so for a number of years. However, a couple of years back he lost his .co.uk domain to a rival company. Now his rival has a redirect set up at my...

If you acquire a domain in the secondary market, make sure it does not infringe on the marks of others. A famous mark in the adult entertainment industry, is YOUPORN. According to a UDRP filed against the domain name YouPorn.TV, the domain was registered in 2006, predating the registration of...

If you acquire a domain in the secondary market, make sure it does not infringe on the marks of others. A famous mark in the adult entertainment industry, is YOUPORN. According to a UDRP filed against the domain name YouPorn.TV, the domain was registered in 2006, predating the registration of...

One partner in a business alleges another partner is holding a domain name hostage. Here's the gist of the situation that happened with FishbowlPrizes.com: One of the partners, Bold Commerce, wants out. The domain name is in his name and not the partnership name, which consists of himself and...

One partner in a business alleges another partner is holding a domain name hostage. Here's the gist of the situation that happened with FishbowlPrizes.com: One of the partners, Bold Commerce, wants out. The domain name is in his name and not the partnership name, which consists of himself and...

Today i received an email from paypal which I'm quoting below. Reassured buyers today, happy shoppers tomorrow. We’re expanding our Buyer Protection to cover intangible purchases, such as services and digital goods. From now on, we’ll review buyer disputes where a customer claims a service or...

Today i received an email from paypal which I'm quoting below. Reassured buyers today, happy shoppers tomorrow. We’re expanding our Buyer Protection to cover intangible purchases, such as services and digital goods. From now on, we’ll review buyer disputes where a customer claims a service or...

A one member UDRP panel has awarded a domain name purchased in 2010, TheLightBlubStore.com, to Lumen Inc. based off a trademark filed in 2011, after the owner wanted to “reselling it for an outrageous profit. Specifically, Respondent offered to sell the disputed domain name for $18,000.00.”Hon...

A one member UDRP panel has awarded a domain name purchased in 2010, TheLightBlubStore.com, to Lumen Inc. based off a trademark filed in 2011, after the owner wanted to “reselling it for an outrageous profit. Specifically, Respondent offered to sell the disputed domain name for $18,000.00.”Hon...

Human Rights Watch was awarded the domain name HumanRightsWatch.com in a otherwise unremarkable UDRP opinion. “The organization has a United States Trademark on the term since 2003 and “uses the HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH mark to identify its efforts promoting and protecting human rights...

Human Rights Watch was awarded the domain name HumanRightsWatch.com in a otherwise unremarkable UDRP opinion. “The organization has a United States Trademark on the term since 2003 and “uses the HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH mark to identify its efforts promoting and protecting human rights...

The Taylor Swift empire is threatening legal action against the computer tech who claims he taught the pop star how to play guitar and write songs. Soon after Ronnie Cremer told his Swift tale to the Daily News last month, the part-time musician purchased the domain name itaughttaylorswift.com...

The Taylor Swift empire is threatening legal action against the computer tech who claims he taught the pop star how to play guitar and write songs. Soon after Ronnie Cremer told his Swift tale to the Daily News last month, the part-time musician purchased the domain name itaughttaylorswift.com...

AlJazeera Media Network of Doha, Qatar, was awarded the domain name Aljazeera.tv by a one member UDRP panel of Assen Alexiev The domain holder did not respond to the UDRP, nor did the domain seem to be in use in the 6+ years since it was registered.In 2006, the Complainant launched its English...

AlJazeera Media Network of Doha, Qatar, was awarded the domain name Aljazeera.tv by a one member UDRP panel of Assen Alexiev The domain holder did not respond to the UDRP, nor did the domain seem to be in use in the 6+ years since it was registered.In 2006, the Complainant launched its English...