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Towing The Line On Trademarks – Can You Hitch An Infringement Claim To A UDRP Case?
By Steve Levy It is a foundational concept that the UDRP was created to deal with abuse of trademarks through the registration and use of ...
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Registrar Hopping. What is it and how do I protect myself from it?
By Tom Wells What is registrar hopping? Registrar hopping is the strategic transfer of domain name registrations between registrars at low or no cost. Registrants ...
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Approaches to Fighting Persistent Domain Abuse
By Tom Wells Introduction Does the below situation sound familiar? You become aware of a phishing scheme targeting your company via a malicious domain name. ...
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Mar-A-Lago Trumped Again
By Steve Levy In a January 4th entry, we mentioned a UDRP claim against the domain name mar-a-lago.com that was denied based on a law firm’s failure to ...
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Strategically Addressing Typosquatting
By Josh Bourne I find that brand owners frequently underestimate the potency and impact of typosquatted domains relative to other infringements and overlook them, focusing ...
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That’s Not What The UDRP Is For!
By Steve Levy If you walk into a car dealership and ask the sales person to “please fix my backyard faucet” you’re going to get ...
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Too Bad, So Sad – The UDRP Is Not A Cure For Failing To Renew And Lock Your Domain Names
By Steve Levy One of the many benefits that FairWinds brings to its clients is advising them to put their valuable domain names on auto-renew ...
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UDRP Complaint Against mar-a-lago.com Falls Into Common Sand Trap
By Steve Levy In 1985 Donald Trump purchased the Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida and, in 1995, developed it into a resort which includes a golf course, ...
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Don’t Read The Last Page – Trends and Predictions for UDRP Cases
By Steve Levy As the calendar flips over to a New Year, there’s glitter, candle wax, and Polaroids on the floor. As I’m cleaning up ...
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Do You Really Own That Trademark? And Do I Really Care?
By Steve Levy One element of par. 4(a)(i) of the UDRP requires proof that a complainant own trademark rights that relate to the disputed domain ...
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NFTs Aren’t Just For Monkeying Around – They Could Revolutionize The Internet
By Josh Bourne It’s been a rough year for proponents of cryptocurrencies, non-fungible tokens, and other blockchain-based technologies. Cryptocurrency exchange FTX collapsed in November, incinerating billions ...
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Whose Burden Is It to Wake Sleeping Evidence?
By Steve Levy A recent decision raises two very timely and critical issues. First is whether the case is being decided based on all of ...
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