Domain Name Strategy

Steve Levy ⬥ 18 November A recent UDRP case highlights the fine line between aggressive trademark enforcement and reverse domain name hijacking. J Vineyard & Winery, L.P. (complainant) ...

Steve Levy ⬥ October 28 UDRP panelists almost never deny a UDRP complaint based on a laches defense. As I have discussed in past blog posts, laches is ...

Josh Bourne ⬥ October 23 The launch of the online portal for the U.S. Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act has been riddled with problems. Unfortunately, those who ...

Steve Levy ⬥ October 21 A recent UDRP complaint filed by Tesco Stores Limited could have interesting implications for the future of brand protection in new generic top-level ...

Steve Levy ⬥ October 14 A recent UDRP case demonstrates that businesses are not the only ones concerned about protecting their brands and reputations online. Yale University recently ...

By Josh Bourne In early August 2014, ICANN published a commissioned study from Interisle on domain name collision (covered in more detail in this blog entry here) that ...

Josh Bourne ⬥ October 10 As the use of social media networks continue to increase, social media squatting – or “brand bombing” – appears to be on the ...

Steve Levy ⬥ October 7 An otherwise unremarkable UDRP case over the domain name buying-duty-free-newport-cigarettes.info holds a valuable lesson for brand owners. While the UDRP is a great ...

Josh Bourne ⬥ October 4 ICANN is now allowing applicants for generic-termed top-level domains (TLDs) – unbranded extensions such as .MUSIC or .SHOP – to move forward if ...

Steve Levy ⬥ September 30 Pursuing bad actors who sell counterfeit goods is a major goal for brands looking to protect their reputations. There are, of course, consumers ...

Josh Bourne ⬥ September 25 From time to time, we have observed that companies can be overzealous in protecting their trademarks, actually damaging their brand as they try ...

Steve Levy ⬥ September 23 A recent UDRP case came to my attention over the domain name 14oz.com. The complaint, which was denied, was filed by BREAD & ...