Domain Name Strategy

Decisions: Is There a Meme for Losing a UDRP Complaint?

Steve Levy ⬥ 11 March Popular meme-generator Cheezburger Inc. filed a UDRP complaint against rival site WeKnowMemes over its primary domain name WeKnowMemes.com with the World Intellectual Property ...
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Held in Contempt

Tom Carroll ⬥ 26 February Today, harried law school applicants looking to meet the March 1 deadline for law school applications have been navigating to LSAC.org, home to ...
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Decisions: “Eye” for Detail

Steve Levy ⬥ 25 February Here’s another example of why filing UDRP complaints should be left to the experts. Even lawyers experienced in trademark litigation may not know ...
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Decisions: The “Fine” Print

Steve Levy ⬥ 18 February The term “fine tubes” generally refers to a variety of metal precision tubes used in construction and manufacturing. Fine Tubes Ltd. is a ...
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Ron Paul’s Domain Name Dilemma

Josh Bourne ⬥ 14 February RonPaul.com would be the intuitive destination for Internet users searching for the official website of former Texas Representative Ron Paul. Visitors to the ...
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Decisions: Trademark Protection Company Can’t Protect Its Own Mark

Steve Levy ⬥ 11 February Dutch company Merk-Echt describes itself as a “trademark agency” committed to protecting its clients’ intellectual property and combating trademark infringement.  You would think ...
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.WIRELESS, Really?

Josh Bourne ⬥ 31 January Accessing the mobile site for Forex.com, a site that facilitates trading opportunities in forex and other global markets, revealed some peculiar labeling. The ...
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Decisions: Oh Brother!

Steve Levy ⬥ 28 January The National Arbitration Forum (NAF) does not typically have to resolve family feuds, but that is what the body was tasked with when ...
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Ally Sues Cybersquatting Enemy

Steve Levy ⬥ 25 January Ah, if only I had a dollar for every time a cybersquatter suggested a business partnership with the brand owner in response to ...
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Decisions: Good Grief!

Steve Levy ⬥ 22 January As an experienced domain name lawyer will tell you, if some sort of contract exists between the parties to a domain name dispute, ...
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Senator’s Domain Name Held Up by Gun Enthusiast

Josh Bourne ⬥ 17 January Veteran California Democratic Senator Dianne Feinstein has been a staunch activist against assault weapons throughout her tenure on Capitol Hill, but a domain ...
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Your Domain, My Name

Josh Bourne ⬥ 18 December We talk a lot about domain name sales, but what about actual name sales? One Florida man decided to link the two by ...
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