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This week’s Domain Law Show is on the Clubhouse app and hosted by David Michaels @davidmichaels. Todd Todd Ryan @abcproductions, and Jeff Neuman @jintlaw are attending NamesCon in Austin, Texas. The Domain Name Law Show is hosted live every Tuesday at 3pm PST/6pm EST on either X Spaces or the Clubhouse app. You should join us today at 06:00 p.m. EDT […]
The recent decision by Panelist Gerald M. Levine in the National Arbitration Forum case over the domain stevierayvaughan.com showcases an admirable balance and perspective in analyzing a trademark dispute under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP). At the heart of the case was whether the respondent, Maxory LLC, had registered and was using
In a recent UDRP decision, aPanel ordered the transfer of the elkeem.com domain from its registrant to the complainant Elkem ASA, a Norwegian company. However, this decision appears to be a case of trademark overreach that went too far. First, let’s look at the domain name itself – elkeem.com. This is based on the Arabic
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In Domain Name Law Show #130, we discussed the following matters: Domain Name Legal Issues & Industry News 1. Todd’s Letter To ICANN Objecting to the Transfer of Epik’s Registrar Accreditation a. ICANN’s Response to Todd’s Letter 2. .hiphop Celebrates 50-Year Anniversary of Hip-Hop 3. London Domain Name Summit
Domain Name Law Show number 129 outline: A. Show Intro by Todd 1. Greet Audience and Introduce Co-Hosts 2. Make General Announcements 3. Share Show Agenda B. Domain Name Legal News 1. X takes @music Handle from User with a Half Million Followers (CNBC) Are social media handles considered property in
In Domain law show number 128, we talk about subject matter jurisdiction under the ACPA after a foreign trademark holder wins a UDRP against a domain registered in the USA. Magistrate Judge McCarthy is not sure that there’s any federal jurisdiction after the Abitron v Hetronic SCOTUS decision. SHOW #128 (SHOW LINK) Tuesday, August 1,
Verisign seeks to double the wholesale cost of .net domain names. This represents a huge cost on entrepreneurs, small businesses, brand owners and domain investors. Why should ICANN recklessly award this $130M -> $260M monopoly to Verisign? Furthermore, the annual rise in wholesale fees for maintaining registrations for .net domain names is completely unjustified and
The Domain Law Show Agenda for October 25, 2022 Clubhouse Domain Law Club Link: https://www.clubhouse.com/club/domain-name-law ICA Membership Offer / Meeting (https://www.internetcommerce.org/blog/announcing-the-2023-ica-member-meeting-january-22-24-at-resorts-world-las-vegas/) NEWS ICANN says Ombudsman cannot be an avenue of appeal for UDRP https://domainincite.com/28361-you-cant-appeal-a-udrp-appeal-icann-ombudsman-says/embed#?secret=vevKKKhxTZ#?secret=u89M6nTAeU Coca Cola RDNH https://domainnamewire.com/2022/10/25/coca-cola-bottler-tries-to-reverse-hijack-kof-com/embed/#?secret=npI1s6mBsw#?secret=F463JUpK4JCoca-Cola bottler tries to reverse hijack kof.com The kof.com Complaint was denied and the Panel declares that the