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wipo.int

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• Member States Address Non-Traditional Marks, Advance Work on Industrial Designs
  
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cybersquatting.com

• Steinway Loses Cybersquatting Claim
  Steinway, Inc. the acclaimed manufacturer of pianos, recently lost a cybersquatting action to recove…
• Post Domain Terms Not Cybersquatting
  Romantic Tours, Inc. provides international dating services under the mark HOT RUSSIAN BRIDES. Respo…
• Cybersquatter Can't Join Gym
  24 Hour Fitness USA, Inc. recently succeeded in a cybersquatting action to recover the domain name w…
• Louis Vuitton Loses Cybersquatting Action
  Louis Vuitton Malletier S.A. recently lost a UDRP proceeding to recover the domain name www.lvmobile…
• Morganstandley.com
  The global financial services firm Morgan Stanley succeeded in an anti-cybersquatting arbitration to…
• Victoria's Secret Exposes Cybersquatter
  Victoria's Secret has again succeeded in recovering several domains from a cybersquatter, including:…
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  In a recent UDRP decision, the use of the domain name www.justusboy.com was found to constitute cybe…
• Tea Party Loses Domain Name
  The Tea Party Patriots recently lost a cybersquatting action over the domain name www.teaparty-patri…
• Priceline Bids Against Cybersquatter
  Priceline.com, Inc., the discount travel-related website, won a Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy (U…
• Soctch Tape Sticks Cybersquatter
  The 3M Company recently succeeded in a cybersquatting arbitration to recover the domain name www.sco…

• Tyson Foods Pecks At Cybersquatter
  Tyson Foods recently won an domain name dispute proceeding and recovered the domain name www.tysonsf…
• ESPN v. Cybersquatter
  ESPN, Inc. recently triumphed in a cybersquatting action to recover the domain name www.espnla.com.…
• Burger King Broils Cybersquatter
  Burger King Corp. recently succeeded in a cybersquatting action to recover the domain name www.burge…
• AOL Knows How To Get To Cybersquatter
  AOL Inc. recently recovered the domain names www.mapquet.com and www.mpquest.com in a cybersquatting…
• Astros Swing at Cybersquatter
  The Houston Astros Baseball Club recently succeeded in a cybersquatting action to recover the domain…
• Taco Bell Crunches On Cyersquatter
  Taco Bell recently succeeded in a cybersquatting action to recover the domain name www.tacobelldiet.…
• Baylor U. Goes After Cybersquatter
  Baylor University recently succeeded in a cybersquatting action to recover the domain name www.baylo…
• Kate Hudson Goes After Domain Name
  Celebrity Kate Hudson, the daughter of TV and film legend Goldie Hawn, recently succeeded in a cyber…
• Sears Recovers Domain Name
  Sears Brands, LLC recently succeeded in a cybersquatting action and recovered the domain name www.se…
• The Knot Ties Down Cybersquatter
  The Knot, Inc. recently succeeded in a cybersquatting action to recover the domain name www.thenkot.…

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• How to Get Your Lost Domain Name Back When Cybersquatting Law Will Not Help
  What do you do when your domain name has been stolen but you lack the requisite trademark rights to…
• Brands are NOT registering defensively in gTLDs
  A recent survey of over 1000 brands owned by Fortune 100 companies show that Brands aren't defensive…
• How to Respond to a UDRP Complaint
  Do you know what to do if you feel your trademark rights are being violated by another party? What i…
• Foursquare Allows Domain Name Registration to Lapse
  Social networking service Foursquare has made a common mistake: it allowed its domain name to lapse…
• UDRP Arbitrator Shares Insights on Trademark, Domain Name Disputes and Cybersquatting Issues
  UDRP Arbitrator Sandra Franklin offers her insights on UDRP arbitrations concerning trademarks, doma…
• Cybersquatting The Tiger Woods' Name
  Of course, with all the interest in Tiger Woods and his alleged affairs, cybersquatting the Tiger Wo…
• Cybersquatting Tiger Woods' Alleged Girlfriends' Names
  Domain speculators and ad words aficionados have started the process of cybersquatting the alleged o…
• Insure.com Domain Name Sells For $16 Million To QuinStreet
  Domain News reports that Insure.com has sold for $16 million to QuinStreet. QuinStreet is a vertical…
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  Our cybersquatting attorneys represent one of the largest premium resort chains in South America and…
• Fight Over .eco Top Level Domain Name Between Big Room and Dot Eco Heats Up
  The fight over the new .eco top-level domain name suffix has increased over the last few weeks. Dot…

• Cybersquatting Continues To Be The # 1 Method By Which Consumer Fraud Is Perpetrated
  According to Markmonitor, cybersquatting continues to be the preferred method of online fraud. Linki…
• Eric Goldman Interview: Domain Name Exceptionalism - Is Special Treatment Warranted (Part 2)
  Eric Goldman is an Associate Professor of Law at Santa Clara University School of Law. He also direc…
• Professor Eric Goldman on Domain Name Exceptionalism - Is Special Treatment Warranted? (Part 1)
  Eric Goldman is an Associate Professor of Law at Santa Clara University School of Law. He also direc…
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  Get the latest information on trademark issues implicated in the launching of online advertising cam…
• Cybersquatting American International Group
  DomainFight.net reports the following Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy Proceedings brou…
• Domain Name Dispute Update: Cybersquatting Trademark Protected .net Domain Names
  A search of the uniform domain name dispute resolution policy decisions by WIPO and NAF of .net doma…
• Pluto Domain Services Found To Have Engaged In a Pattern of Bad Faith Cybersquatting
  Domainfight.net provides the following returns for “Pluto Domain Services” as a respondent in UD…
• Domainers Take A Stand Against Cybersquatting: Rick Schwartz’s Silicon Valley TRAFFIC Show Will Focus on Eliminating Cybersquatters from the Community.
  There was time when cybersquatting was pursued vigor as business model. After trademark attorneys an…
• Cybersquatting the Microsoft Brand: Getting Tough on Trademark Infringement
  There has been significant commentary recently on bulletin boards and within the domainer community…
• DOMAINfest Opening Remarks by Oversee President Jeff Kupietzky About the Opportunities in a Down Domain Name Market
  Are you wondering what Oversee's President Jeff Kupietzky's thinks the opportunities are in this dow…
• Domain Name Disputes Handled By WIPO Continue To Rise
  DN Journal just noted that WIPO disputes have continued to increase over the past five years, linkin…
• Jeff Reynolds at BoycottKentucky.com Explains How Kentucky Has Created Dangerous Precedent
  Vertiospotlight Play Show With expert Jeff Reynolds of Boycott Kentucky Show Sponsor Traverse Legal,…
• What’s In a Name? More and More, a Number: Numeric Value Trend Continues To Explode
  The Wall Street Journal has very interesting article on the value of numeric domain names titled Wha…
• Domain Name Dispute Update: Should Complainants in UDRP Proceedings be required to Provide Certified Notice of Other Legal Proceedings Related to Their Trademark Claims
  The recent Chillibeans.com panel decision raises some interesting questions. Not apparent in the dec…
• The Parking Page Dilemma: Frank Schilling loses chillibeans.com domain under UDRP
  There has been some commentary about the recent Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP)…
• Have You Implemented a Domain Name Strategy? What Every Business and IP Owner Should Know
  Have you implemented a domain name strategy? Many established businesses and entrepreneurial start-u…
• .CM ccTLD Sunrise Period is Over; Tradmark Holders Should Still Consider Defensive Pre-Registrations of .CM Second-Level Domain Names
  Registrations for second-level .cm country code top-level domain names (ccTLD) are now in full swing…
• New .tel Top Level Domain Names Are Open to Registration Soon; Trademark Holders Should Consider Defensive Registrations
  Trademark holders will soon be given an opportunity to register their business contact information w…
• Introducing DomainFight.net: The World's First UDRP Search Engine
  Did you ever want to search both WIPO and NAF cybersquatting decisions without having to access each…
• When Web Developers Hold Your Domain Name Ransom
  Domain Name Wire has a great article titled Web Designers Holding Domain Names Hostage. This is an i…
• Frager Creative Group: The Best Domain Names Are De Facto Advertising: An Interview with the Dynamic Owen Frager
  Traverse Legal is proud to sponsor the radio interview of Owen Frager, the Chief Innovation Officer…
• Who spent $3,200 for the domain and developed web site DNHour.com & why? We know the answer ....
  A company called USpeakWeType Technologies purchased dnhour.com from Koay Al Vin for $3,200 at the S…
• Domain Name Owners Beware: The State of Kentucky Attempts to Seize Domain Names That Lead to Gambling Websites
  A Circuit Court judge in Kentucky ordered the transfer of 141 domain names to the Commonwealth of Ke…
• Cybersquatting on Domain Names Following Mass Tort Accidents
  As if the tragedy were not enough for the responsible party, it appears cybersquatters immediately p…
• Use of Privacy Services By PPC Advertisers Supports Finding of Bad Faith Cybersquatting
  UDRP Decision Discusses Privacy Services and Bad Faith « The Legal Satyricon The majority of the Pa…
• Napster Teaches Us That Cybersquatting Can Best Be Fought By The Domainer Community
  Alex Tajirian has an interesting post on CircleID about an issue which is getting lots of attention…
• Do Domainers Deserve Their Reputation As Cybersquatters Because They Fail To Police Their Own?
  Domain Name Wire has a great post noting that Domainers often want to have it both ways. They 'cry f…
• The Associate Editor at PC Magazine Believes All Domainers Are Cybersquatters.
  This piece recently aired at MSNBC, which included quotes from Kyle Monson from PC Magazine. Web dom…
• Domains Are Stolen Each and Every Day: What Would Happen to your Company if You Lost Control Of Your Domain Name Tomorrow?
  Interview With trendicator: YXL.COM Stolen and Recovered | Domain Magnate - What is your advice to o…
• "Low Value" Domain Parking Pages Results In Another Lawsuit Against Google By Advertisers
  Parking pages remain under attack from advertisers as another lawsuit is filed against Google by one…
• Reverse Domain Name Hijacking Decision Under the UDRP: What Was The Attorney Thinking?
  A recent reverse domain hijacking decision in Collective Media, Inc. v. CKV / COLLECTIVEMEDIA.COM is…
• Domainer Spends $90k For Trademark Protected Domain Toyota.me
  It surprises many domain name dispute lawyers that some domainers still purchase domains which are s…
• Domain Parking Pages to Be Excluded From Google's Advertising Network?
  The following news story has been posted without confirmation. Even so, how long will it be before G…
• Is Navigation Catalyst a Typical Domainer? All Domainers are not Cybersquatters.
  Eric Goldman at the Technology & Marketing Law Blog has a post about the recent ACPA injunction ente…
• Legal Practice Tips: How to Sell your Domain Name and Web Content
  Many business people would be surprised to learn that there is something akin to a ‘securities”…
• Click Fraud and Domainers: Legitimacy of Parked Pages Under Attack Again
  Dancho Danchev's Blog - Mind Streams of Information Security Knowledge: Click Fraud, Botnets and Par…
• auDRP - Dispute Resolution Policies for the .au domain extenstion
  auDA > auDRP > auDRP Providers auDA does not handle auDRP complaints. Complaints under the policy ma…
• LinkedIn's New Purchase of .au ccTLD Shows Increase In Australian TLD Popularity
  Builder.au reports that LinkedIn, the social networking site for professionals, has joined an increa…
• Domain Name Return On Investment: Your Time Is Worth Something Too
  Our friend Sahar Sarid over at Conceptualist.com has a great post about valuing a domain name. Sahar…
• Hobbits v. Hobbitts: Generic Mark Argument Won't Prevent Panel From Seeing Pay Per Click Parking as Bad Faith
  Seemingly generic domain names can often turn into a trademark nightmare when used in combination wi…

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circleid.com

• Spamhaus Motion to Reconsider
  A few weeks ago, Spamhaus filed a motion to have the judge reconsider his recent $27,002 award to e3…
• The Issue of License Proliferation
  When I was on the ICANN board, we were dealing with the issue of Internationalized Domain Names (IDN…
• China's Popular Search Engine Gets Go Ahead from Judge to Sue Register.com
  Grant McCool reporting in Reuters: China's leading search engine, Baidu Inc, can sue its U.S.-based…
• The Path to End Cybersquatting
  Dialogue is the only way to end cybersquatting. Distrust between brand owners and domain owners (wit…
• Funky Ninth Circuit Opinion on Domain Names and Nominative Use - Toyota v. Tabari
  Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. v. Tabari, 2010 WL 2680891 (9th Cir. July 8, 2010) Every time I see…
• Does the First Amendment Forbid Spam Filtering?
  A friend of mine wrote to ask: The Supreme Court overturned the Jaynes conviction on First Amendment…
• Who Is Blocking WHOIS? Part 2
  We have just returned from the Brussels, Belgium ICANN meeting where we released our Registrar audit…
• Panel Allows Woman to Keep Domain Name That Is Her First Name
  Domain Name: grazia.us; Case: Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A. v. Grazia Solazzi, No. FA 1323771 (Na…
• Chanel's Message On Fakes: We Take It Seriously and So Should You
  Chanel's warning to counterfeiters: we are watching and we are taking action. That's the literal mes…
• Domain Registrars Warned by Law Enforcement Agencies, Demanding Better Enforcement
  Kevin Murphy reporting in The Register: International police have called for stricter rules on domai…

• U.S. Government to Aggressively Crack Down on Piracy Websites
  Grant Gross reporting in PC World: U.S. President Barack Obama's administration will seek to aggress…
• Google's "Deeply Disturbing Invasion of Privacy" Being Investigated by Connecticut AG
  What happens to companies when they get too big for their own good? Do they inadvertently do things…
• Multiple (Even Random or Garbled) Domain Names to Bypass Spam Filters Not a Violation
  Kleffman v. Vonage Holdings Corp., Case No. S169195 (Calif. Supreme Ct.; June 21, 2010) The Californ…
• A Modest Proposal for ICANN
  When it comes to accountability, ICANN would rather be compared to other U.S. nonprofit companies th…
• KnujOn Releases Internet "Doomsday Book"
  Reporting from Brussels, Belgium. Since January KnujOn has been conducing its own audit of ICANN Reg…

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• Experts, Policymakers Debate Solutions For Counterfeit Products
  A group of policymakers and other experts met this month in Geneva to discuss counterfeit and unsafe…
• Bayer “Liberty Link” Maize Banned In Brazil
  German biotechnology company Bayer has met resistance in Brazil where the Paraná Federal Court revo…
• Civil Society Groups Warn EU On ACTA
  An international set of civil society groups today sent a letter to the European Union trade commiss…
• US Jobs Bill Would Restrict Foreign Access To Patent Applications
  As the jobless rate remain high and budgets tight, United States policymakers increasingly are looki…
• The Great Firewall of China: When Does Online Censorship Violate WTO Rules?
  China’s government says it is acting in the best interests of its citizens. It is regulating the i…
• Reminder: Urgent Call To Support Intellectual Property Watch
  Dear Readers, we at Intellectual Property Watch are writing to politely remind you that the financia…
• Global AIDS Conference Sees Pledge Of Access, Call For Funding; IP Rights Discussed
  The global AIDS community meeting in Vienna last week ended with renewed determination to fight the…
• USPTO Seeks Comments On Post-Bilski Guidelines
  The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has posted supplemental interim guidance for t…
• Is USPTO 3-Track Plan TRIPS Non-Compliant?
  A new proposal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for a “Three Track” sy…
• Review Of US Digital Millennium Copyright Act Brings New Exemptions
  The United States Copyright Office this week completed its statutorily required review of the landma…

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wired.com

• Biometric and Other Locks Fail to Foil Hackers at DefCon
  LAS VEGAS — It wouldn’t be DefCon without a noted lock hacking team demonstrating the gross inse…
• WikiLeaks Posts Mysterious ‘Insurance’ File
  In the wake of strong U.S. government statements condemning WikiLeaks’ recent publishing of 77,000…
• WikiLeaks Suspect’s YouTube Videos Raised ‘Red Flag’ in 2008
  An Army private suspected of leaking classified information to WikiLeaks was admonished as a trainee…
• Former NSA Director: Countries Spewing Cyberattacks Should Be Held Responsible
  LAS VEGAS — Attribution is one of the biggest problems on the internet when it comes to cyberwarfa…
• Researcher Demonstrates ATM ‘Jackpotting’ at Black Hat Conference
  LAS VEGAS — In a city filled with slot machines spilling jackpots, it was a “jackpotted” ATM t…
• Court Says Privacy Advocate May Publish Social Security Numbers
  A federal appeals court has ordered Virginia’s attorney general to back away from threats of suing…
• Exclusive Sneak Peek: DefCon Ninja Party Badge
  LAS VEGAS — A hacker group known as the Ninjas has created what may be the best DefCon badge ever.…
• Ukrainian Carding King ‘Maksik’ Was Lured to Arrest
  A Ukrainian carder who earned more than $11 million selling credit and debit card data stolen from t…
• Second Student Sues School District Over Webcam Spying
  A webcam scandal at a suburban Philadelphia school district expanded Tuesday to include a second stu…
• Privacy Lawsuit Targets Net Giants Over ‘Zombie’ Cookies
  A wide swath of the net’s top websites, including MTV, ESPN, MySpace, Hulu, ABC, NBC and Scribd, w…

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cadna.org

• CADNA Hosts Brand Abuse and Internet Governance Forum
  Global Brands Gather to Discuss Best Practices for Digital Marketing and Online Brand Protection WAS…
• ICANN’s gTLD Launch Costs Businesses $746 Million, Increases Cyber Crime
  WASHINGTON, April 6, 2010--The Coalition Against Domain Name Abuse (CADNA) has released a report whi…
• CADNA Commends State of Utah for Making E-Commerce Integrity Act Law
  WASHINGTON, March 31, 2010 -- The Coalition Against Domain Name Abuse (CADNA) enthusiastically suppo…
• CADNA Opposes ICANN’s Dismissal of the Need to Gauge Demand for New TLDs
  WASHINGTON, March 23, 2010 — The Coalition Against Domain Name Abuse (CADNA) opposes the Internet…
• CADNA Hosts Policy Forum to Discuss Online Challenges of 2010
  WASHINGTON, February 1, 2010 – The Coalition Against Domain Name Abuse (CADNA), global brand owner…
• CADNA Congratulates President Obama for Selecting Mr. Schmidt as Chief of Cybersecurity
  WASHINGTON, December 22, 2009--The Coalition Against Domain Name Abuse (CADNA) enthusiastically supp…
• CADNA Releases Letter of Support for the Utah E-Commerce Integrity Act
  WASHINGTON, December 16, 2009 - The Coalition Against Domain Name Abuse (CADNA) strongly urges the U…
• CADNA Supports Greater Global Accessibility, Urges Caution
  WASHINGTON, November 17, 2009—The Coalition Against Domain Name Abuse (CADNA) supports enhancing t…
• CADNA Supports Delay in gTLD Expansion and Favors an Independent Review
  WASHINGTON, November 4, 2009-- The Coalition Against Domain Name Abuse (CADNA) is pleased to see tha…
• CADNA Supports ICANN’s Initiative to Examine gTLD WHOIS Policy and Hopes for Results
  WASHINGTON, October 30, 2009--The Coalition Against Domain Name Abuse (CADNA) supports ICANN’s ini…