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Similar Facts, Different Outcomes. Why The UDRP Needs An Appeals Level
By Steve Levy Two recent UDRP decisions involving similar facts and arguments offer a study in contrasts and highlight the need for an appeals level in the UDRP ...
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Typo? No-Go!
By Steve Levy When it comes to domain disputes, some cases are complicated but many are dead simple. Typosquatting usually falls into that second category. If you register ...
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Deal Or No Deal? Sometimes Paying The Cybersquatter Is The Best Move
By Steve Levy I’ve sent many thousands of demand letters to domain name cybersquatters over the years and have filed many hundreds of UDRP complaints when the demand ...
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Targeting One Brand Owner Or Many?
By Steve Levy Does bad faith under the UDRP requires a Respondent to specifically target the Complainant’s trademark, or can a more generalized targeting of multiple companies using ...
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A New Year And A New Record For UDRP Cases
By Steve Levy Over the past several years, the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) has seen a significant and sustained rise in usage. As of 2024, ...
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Trademark Application Date Saves The Day Even Though Domain Created Before The Mark Was Registered
By Steve Levy The first part of the UDRP test (par. 4(a)(i)) requires a brand owner to prove that it owns trademark rights and that the disputed domain ...
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Possible Use Of A.I. To Create False Case Citations In Flawed UDRP Case
By Steve Levy As artificial intelligence platforms become more and more ubiquitous, there’s an unsettling trend in UDRP cases involving not only falsified evidence, but also falsified case ...
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Respondent Didn’t Acquire A Predecessor’s Good Faith In A Domain Name
By Steve Levy Does the good faith registration and use of a domain name carry over to someone who buys that domain name from the original owner? Legal ...
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This Chicken Couldn’t Cross The Road – Trademark Disclaimers And The UDRP
By Steve Levy When it comes to domain name disputes under the UDRP, the devil is in the details and sometimes it’s in the disclaimers. Three recent decisions ...
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Yes, You Can Challenge a .ca (Canada) Domain Name – Just Ask Comme des Garçons
By Steve Levy If you’ve ever thought that the UDRP doesn’t cover .ca (Canada) domain names, you’re absolutely right! It doesn’t. However, there’s a similar process for .ca ...
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How Audi Uses Their .BRAND as a Communications Supertool
By Gabe Bonifacio Operating in more than 100 countries generates a substantial digital footprint to manage. Recognizing this, the German automaker Audi fully embraced their .BRAND as a ...
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How Barclays’ .BRAND TLD Became the Centerpiece to Their Digital Identity
By Gabe Bonifacio In 2015, Barclays Bank, a leading multinational banking corporation, became one of the first financial institutions to utilize its .BRAND TLDs as its primary corporate ...
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