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By Lauren Tracey One of the many bumps along the road to success for startup businesses is, often after going through the process of choosing a domain name, ...

By Josh Bourne On November 23, 2016, FairWinds distributed Cyber Monday 2016: Typosquatting – A Threat to Brands and Consumers, a report on how typosquatting impacts 50 of ...

By Emily Johns Tamara Mellon — co–founder of Jimmy Choo and designer of her namesake shoe brand — thinks the fashion industry is going the way of the ...

By Steve Levy Domain name disputes may now pose more than simply a risk to one’s brand reputation. Rather than merely inputting a typo of your favorite brand ...

By Josh Bourne Nearly 50 of the new generic Top-Level Domains (gTLDs) launched through ICANN’s New gTLD Program directly relate to the banking industry. While certain financial services ...

By Emily Johns We all know the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) can be a faster and easier way to take ownership of a domain name. ...

By Josh Bourne We were curious how major Canadian brands were fairing when it came to cybersquatting, so we took a look at how well protected they are ...

By Tim Broughton Maintaining your online brand reputation, share of voice, and online sales is key for any business. Owning the right domain names is a key piece ...

By Steve Levy Many of you are familiar with the topic of nominative fair use in domain names. This can often occur when a non-commercial use is made ...

’Tis the season to not only be jolly but thankful, as well. FairWinds Partners has had an extremely busy, but exciting year, and we are now counting our ...

As 2014 draws to a close, I look back on the monumental changes that have happened in the domain name space and in brand protection over the past ...

I’ve won many UDRP cases where the disputed domain name fails to resolve to any website or other content. This is often called “passive holding” and it can ...