FairWinds Partners — May 11, 2012 We may not know precisely when ICANN will finally publish the full list of new gTLD applications and applicants, but we do know that it will be at least a month from now. And certain companies have come forward over the past few weeks, announcing that they are applying […]
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Steve Levy ⬥ 7 May Fashion model Astrid Muñoz recently filed a UDRP Complaint with the National Arbitration Forum (NAF) to secure the transfer of the domain name AstridMunoz.com. Muñoz contended that her name has gained international recognition and earned the status of a common law trademark because of the fame that she has achieved
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FairWinds Partners — May 4, 2012 ICANN’s TLD Application System (TAS) remains offline this week as ICANN is continuing to work through the data in order to determine which applicants’ information may have been compromised during the security glitch. ICANN has said that it will likely take until May 8 to notify all of the
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FairWinds Partners — April 27, 2012 VeriSign, Inc., the registry that operates .COM, .NET, .NAME, .CC and .TV, published its first quarter revenue figures in a press release earlier this week. The company saw its revenue top $200 million for the quarter, marking a 13 percent increase from the first quarter in 2011. Part of
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Steve Levy ⬥ 23 April The real story in HTL Automotive, Inc. v. Techshire, NAF Claim Number: FA1203001435046 (2012) may be the one about a law firm that doesn’t know when to say “no” to its clients. The spectacular failure of the complaint here provides yet another lesson to brand owners on why it’s so
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Steve Levy ⬥ 23 April The real story in HTL Automotive, Inc. v. Techshire, NAF Claim Number: FA1203001435046 (2012) may be the one about a law firm that doesn’t know when to say “no” to its clients. The spectacular failure of the complaint here provides yet another lesson to brand owners on why it’s so
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FairWinds Partners — April 17, 2012 Last night, ICANN published a new announcement about the ongoing process to fix the glitch that had exposed certain applicants’ user names and file names to other TAS users. The message was somewhat mixed: while ICANN believes it has fixed the problem, it needs to continue testing it to
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FairWinds Partners — April 10, 2012 A few weeks ago, we reported on the new batching process that ICANN had proposed that revolved around giving applications a “secondary time stamp.” As of last week, the ICANN Board has approved the system for new gTLD applicants. You can read about the details of the process, which
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Steve Levy ⬥ 9 April It is a common practice for brand owners to send a demand letter to a domain owner suspected of infringement. This can sometimes result in the parties negotiating a sale of the domain. However, if negotiations break down, the brand owner may decide to proceed with a Complaint against the
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Steve Levy ⬥ 9 April It is a common practice for brand owners to send a demand letter to a domain owner suspected of infringement. This can sometimes result in the parties negotiating a sale of the domain. However, if negotiations break down, the brand owner may decide to proceed with a Complaint against the
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Steve Levy ⬥ 2 April The U.S.-based sports entertainment network ESPN, Inc. recently filed a UDRP Complaint against DisplayPop / Bill Tucker over the domain names ESPNShowcaseFlorida.com, ESPNSportsNetwork.com, and ESPNNetworkSports.com. A Panelist with the National Arbitration Forum (NAF) denied the Complaint. Although ESPN holds trademark rights to the ESPN mark, the Respondent argued that the
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Steve Levy ⬥ 2 April The U.S.-based sports entertainment network ESPN, Inc. recently filed a UDRP Complaint against DisplayPop / Bill Tucker over the domain names ESPNShowcaseFlorida.com, ESPNSportsNetwork.com, and ESPNNetworkSports.com. A Panelist with the National Arbitration Forum (NAF) denied the Complaint. Although ESPN holds trademark rights to the ESPN mark, the Respondent argued that the
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