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Isn't this a clear example of a domain protected by ACPA? Should be an open and shut case as it's clear cybersquatting of a celebrity's name, no? Granted it's an expired domain but regardless.. I'm just curious what the mindset is behind purchasing a domain like this, especially at a relatively...

Isn't this a clear example of a domain protected by ACPA? Should be an open and shut case as it's clear cybersquatting of a celebrity's name, no? Granted it's an expired domain but regardless.. I'm just curious what the mindset is behind purchasing a domain like this, especially at a relatively...

Cybersquatters may violate federal law even if they aren’t the original registrants of the challenged domain, according to a ruling from the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. In a matter of first impression, the Fourth Circuit affirmed summary judgment against a Chinese company accused of...

Cybersquatters may violate federal law even if they aren’t the original registrants of the challenged domain, according to a ruling from the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. In a matter of first impression, the Fourth Circuit affirmed summary judgment against a Chinese company accused of...

Last month, the Fourth Circuit issued a landmark intellectual property ruling in The Prudential Insurance Company of America v. Shenzhen Stone Network Information Ltd., No. 21-1823 (4th Cir. Jan. 24, 2023). The court decided that re-registrations of domain names are subject to the...

Last month, the Fourth Circuit issued a landmark intellectual property ruling in The Prudential Insurance Company of America v. Shenzhen Stone Network Information Ltd., No. 21-1823 (4th Cir. Jan. 24, 2023). The court decided that re-registrations of domain names are subject to the...

Not infrequently mark owners in disputes under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) claim that respondents should have been aware that the domain names they registered corresponded to their marks; and from this, urge panelists to draw the inference that the registrations were...

Not infrequently mark owners in disputes under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) claim that respondents should have been aware that the domain names they registered corresponded to their marks; and from this, urge panelists to draw the inference that the registrations were...

There are predatory-domain name registrants, and there are registrants engaged in the legitimate business of acquiring, monetizing and reselling domain names. That there are more of the first than the second is evident from proceedings under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy...

There are predatory-domain name registrants, and there are registrants engaged in the legitimate business of acquiring, monetizing and reselling domain names. That there are more of the first than the second is evident from proceedings under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy...

https://www.worldipreview.com/news/french-state-triumphs-in-war-over-france-com-trademark-16240 The French State has today emerged victorious in a dispute over ‘France.com’ after the EU General Court rejected a US company’s claim to the trademark If you have geo-domains. You may want to read...

https://www.worldipreview.com/news/french-state-triumphs-in-war-over-france-com-trademark-16240 The French State has today emerged victorious in a dispute over ‘France.com’ after the EU General Court rejected a US company’s claim to the trademark If you have geo-domains. You may want to read...

Bad faith does not need to be alleged or proved in an in rem ACPA case under 15 U.S.C. § 1125(d)(2) in the Fourth Circuit. See Jack in the Box, Inc. v. Jackinthebox.org, 143 F. Supp. 2d 590, 592 (E.D. Va. 2001). Jack in the Box was the first in its jurisdiction to construe whether the ACPA...

Bad faith does not need to be alleged or proved in an in rem ACPA case under 15 U.S.C. § 1125(d)(2) in the Fourth Circuit. See Jack in the Box, Inc. v. Jackinthebox.org, 143 F. Supp. 2d 590, 592 (E.D. Va. 2001). Jack in the Box was the first in its jurisdiction to construe whether the ACPA...

Cybersquatting on trademarks is nothing new in the domain name industry. You’re even likely to find yourself on a parked page if you mistype your favorite brand, which is likely owned by someone trying to make a quick dollar, regardless of the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (ACPA) or...

Cybersquatting on trademarks is nothing new in the domain name industry. You’re even likely to find yourself on a parked page if you mistype your favorite brand, which is likely owned by someone trying to make a quick dollar, regardless of the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (ACPA) or...