Domain Name Disputes
They’re in the news again. The National Arbitration Forum has just issued a decision in favor of AARP’s right to its pharmacy web address . Its nice to see an organized, reasoned opinion with...
View ArticleHP Requests Exception to ICANN Rule
Hewlett-Packard requested the ICANN an exception to the rule that new domain names must consist of at least three characters. The company wants to register .HP and claims that the rule puts HP in a...
View ArticleDomain Name Disputes: SAP Loses Case Against UniSAP
As reported today by the Domain Name Wire, SAP, the multinational software company, lost a domain name dispute against UniSAP, a provider of SAP consulting services. The dispute was resolved by a panel...
View ArticleICANN: Recent Developments in Internet Governance
As a future computer scientist, it is hard not to write about the most recent issue of Landslide, published by the ABA Section of Intellectual Property Law. The magazine contains an excellent article...
View ArticleWIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center: Blackberry Wins 101 Disputed Domain Names
Recently, a panel at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) granted Research in Motion 101 disputed domain names. In Research in Motion Limited v. Georges Elias, WIPO Case No. D2009-0218,...
View ArticleWIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center: Lacoste v. LaCoste
A panel at the World Intellectual Property Organization (“WIPO”) decided recently the domain name dispute Lacoste Alligator S.A. v. LaCoste Healing Jewelry, WIPO Case No. D2009-0700. The Complainant is...
View ArticleMicrosoft Wins Domain Name Arbitration
A single-member Panel at the National Arbitration Forum decided the domain dispute Microsoft Corporation v. TN Chen, FA0911001296240 (Nat. Arb. Forum Jan. 13, 2010). The Complainant is Microsoft...
View ArticleWorld Intellectual Property Organization 2010 Report | Cybersquatting Hits...
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) recently announced that the number of cybersquatting cases has reached an all time high. According to the report, in 2010, trademark holders filed...
View ArticleTexas Department of Transportation Wins ‘Don’t Mess with Texas’ Domain Name...
The Texas Department of Transportation won recently a domain name dispute for the domain name DontMessWithTexas.com. As readers may know, the Department uses the slogan Don’t Mess with Texas in its...
View ArticleBaylor University Seeks Arbitration for BaylorGirls.xxx Domain Name
According to the Baylor Lariat, Baylor University has filed a complaint (Case No. 1429318) with the National Arbitration Forum over the ownership of the domain BaylorGirls.xxx. Note that the National...
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