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Socialsquatting – Finally Time For a SUDRP?
By Steve Levy When brand owners talk about online intellectual property enforcement the first topic is usually domain names and the Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP). Another topic ...
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No Trademark Registration? Still Trademark Rights?
By Steve Levy In UDRP cases, a key threshold test for succeeding is the ability to prove you have the trademark rights. And recently there have been a ...
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Later Is Better Than Never – Delay In Filing UDRP Complaints
By Steve Levy Maybe you just started a new in-house job, or your company just made a new acquisition or merger. Maybe, in your due diligence, you noticed ...
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Later Is Better Than Never – Delay In Filing UDRP Complaints
By Steve Levy Maybe you just started a new in-house job, or your company just made a new acquisition or merger. Maybe, in your due diligence, you noticed ...
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The Dark Side of the .AI TLD: Implications for Brand Owners
By Tom Wells and Gabe Bonifacio Introduction With the rapid advancement of technology and the increasing popularity of artificial intelligence (AI), the adoption of the .AI top-level domain ...
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Blinded By The Light – How Does A Famous Brand Influence A UDRP Case?
By Steve Levy Let’s face it. Not all brands are created equal. Some are famous, some are super famous, and some have a very limited reputation, perhaps from ...
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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 domain names, namely, ...
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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 utilize the technique ...
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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. You take legal ...
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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 submit critical evidence ...
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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 their enforcement efforts ...
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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 a very confused ...
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