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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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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 and registrar lock. ...
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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, beach club, spa, ...
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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 bottles, it’s only ...
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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 name. This proof ...
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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 the available evidence, ...
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Yeah, But It’s Still Your Website
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 ...
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Protect Yourself from Intellectual Property Infringement Online
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 ...
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Grow and Protect Your Internet Presence
The Fundamental Knowledge Needed to Expand Your Business Online How easily can new customers find you online? Is your domain name an exact match to your company? How ...
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