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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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ICANN 71 Held Virtually to Discuss Policy
Held virtually in July 2021, ICANN 71 featured policy-focused presentations and cross-organizational sessions. The policies discussed were particularly community oriented, with an emphasis on the improvement of communications ...
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Understanding ICANN’s New Domain Abuse Reporting (DAAR)
By Alexandra Zins Throughout the related sessions at the ICANN 64 Public Meeting in Kobe, Japan, it was clear that addressing domain abuse will be a priority for ...
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Gone Spear Phishing!
By Lauren Tracey Every consumer who buys goods or services online is potentially a target for cybercriminals in search of your personal information. This means that if you ...
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ICANN 63 Convenes in Barcelona & Focus Shifts to Next Round of New gTLDs
By Emily Johns In October, ICANN and its community convened for their third and final public meeting of the year in Barcelona, Spain. The meeting, typically the largest ...
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Cyber Monday 2018: Analyzing the DNS to Uncover Threats to Businesses and Consumers
By Josh Bourne In its annual Cyber Monday report, FairWinds reviews the impact of typosquatting on 50 top internet retail brands and their audiences. The most notable insights ...
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