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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 and registrar lock. ...

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, beach club, spa, ...

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 bottles, it’s only ...

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 name. This proof ...

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 the available evidence, ...

By Steve Levy A frequent defense made by domain name owners is that they’re not responsible for the pay-per-click (monetized advertising) links on their website since it’s the ...

An increasing proportion of major brands experience trademark infringement year-over-year1. As of 2020, 85% of brands saw infringement1 with a large proportion occurring online through various strategies, including counterfeit ...