... the number of domain name disputes at WIPO is up more than 14 percent since 2020 with about two weeks left in the year. Plus, the number of cases this year is double the number from not that many years ago.
Also, the total number of disputed domain names – not just cases – has also already set a record in 2021, continuing a trend that started a few years ago. That’s because a single complaint can include more than one domain name, if they’re all held by the same registrant. For example, just last quarter, WIPO panelists issued two decisions in favor of Facebook that included more than 100 domain names each. And earlier this year Clorox received a UDRP decision for 367 domain names, and Gucci for 204 domain names. Other large UDRP cases in 2021 were decided in favor of the owners of such well-known trademarks as Chevron, Pandora, and Volvo, among many others.
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Also, the total number of disputed domain names – not just cases – has also already set a record in 2021, continuing a trend that started a few years ago. That’s because a single complaint can include more than one domain name, if they’re all held by the same registrant. For example, just last quarter, WIPO panelists issued two decisions in favor of Facebook that included more than 100 domain names each. And earlier this year Clorox received a UDRP decision for 367 domain names, and Gucci for 204 domain names. Other large UDRP cases in 2021 were decided in favor of the owners of such well-known trademarks as Chevron, Pandora, and Volvo, among many others.
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