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Financial services firm Empower wins cybersquatting dispute over 537 domains

It’s the second WIPO case involving 500+ domains decided this month. Empower Annuity Insurance Company has won (pdf) a cybersquatting complaint against 537 domain names used in a phishing scheme. The domain names are typos of Empower’s brand or look similar when viewed in a text message. For example, einp0wer .shop, emp0werrmz .qpon, and empowerworkplaceh [...]

Chronology and Credible Use Defeat Overreaching Complaint; Panel Finds RDNH – vol 6.13

Chronology and Credible Use Defeat Overreaching Complaint; Panel Finds RDNH This is a well-reasoned decision that properly foregrounds the dispositive issue of timing. The Panel treats chronology as a threshold constraint, not a peripheral factor. Where a Domain Name predates any cognizable trademark rights, and where common law rights are not established, the case should [...]