tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-818613380007762847Sat, 07 Mar 2020 09:36:40 +0000UDRPdomain name disputenafICANNWIPOtrademarkdomain name lawyercybersquattingdomain namesGooglecourtdomain nameNamesconRDNHReverse Domain Name Hijackingdomain name leasingInternetInternet casinoNational Arbitration Forumadndrccanadaciradomain name attorneydomain name lease agreementdomainerAsiaCDRPChinaGroovleNamescon 2016Second Staff Reportacquisitionanonymousarbitrationbad faithcomplainantdefaultdomain name conferencedomain name disputesdomain name leasedomain name lease lawyerindiainfringementinternet lawinternet lawyernew TLD'strademark search201520162017ACDRACPAADR.euAllessandro.Andrew Allemann.Anti-Cybersquatting Consumer Protection AcAsian Domain Name Dispute Resolution CentreAustralia trademarkBCICACBernstein IPBlackberry q10BoardBoard of DirectorsBritainBritish domain name casesBusiness News NetworkCACCREACanada.Canadian Internet Registration AuthorityColin CampbellConferenceCzech Arbitration Court Centrer for Internet DisputesDNW.COMDoctrine of Foreign EquivalentsDomain ConvergenceDomainNameWire.comDomainXElectionFlippaForeign LanguageFrank MichlickFrank SchillingGeneric Domain NameGenevaGerald LevineGlobal Brand DatabaseGoggle.comGroovle.comHong KongICAICANN ICA WhoisIDNINTAINTA 2014Internet commerce association.Internet domain namesJeffrey BehrendtKaren BernsteinKentuckyLegitimate InterestLogicalMegadoxNARNameMediaNew Zealand domain nameNomineePre-existingQ10RightsRobert BorthiRogers Blackberry q10 whiteSupplemental RegistrationSupplemental RegistrySupplementary RulesTerms of UseThree-Letter AcronymThree-member panelUDRP ComplaintUDRP Panel selectionUDRP evidenceUDRP feesUDRP jurisdictionUKURSWIPO Advanced Workshop on Domain Name Dispute ResolutionWIPO Panel.WebmastersjuryWebmasterworldWorld Intellectual Property Organizationacquired distinctiveness.anonymityanonymous emailbloggerbreachbricks and mortarbusinessbuy domain namebuying a domain namecease and desistchances of winningchris boshcity namecode of practicecolour of right.common law trademarkcompetitorconvergencecostscyberspacecybersquattercybersquatting lawdefamationdescriptive domain namedivorcedomain investordomain name brokerdomain name broker contract reviewdomain name broker issuesdomain name brokerage agreementdomain name cancellationdomain name conference.domain name development joint venturedomain name dipsutedomain name dispute attorneydomain name dispute legal advicedomain name dispute resolution providersdomain name expertdomain name investigationdomain name investigatordomain name lawdomain name lease lawyer.domain name leasing attorney.domain name leasing.domain name purchase agreementdomain name sale contractdomain name theftdomain name transferdomain name valuationdomainbits.comdomainer's advantagedomainfestdomainreport.caecommercefacebookfactsfederal courtforum moderatorsfree consultationfree countryfresh mozzarellafuture of internetgTLDgamblinggaminggenericgeographic namegovernmentgrey markethistoryhistory of cybersquattinghoopologyhow to winhusbandinfringingintellectual property lawyersinternet forumsinternet pokerjusticelaw professorlawyerslease to ownlegal advicelegal feesmoderatorsmontrealnegotiationnunavutoldest domain namepanelistspersonal namesportfolioprime ministerprivacy protectionprivate auction.procedural fairnessquebecrealtorrentrenting a domain name.respondentretroactive bad faith registrationscopesecondary meaningselling a domain namespcastephen harperstudentsuckssymbolics.comtake-downtechnologytermtorontotough luck.trademark lawtrademark litigationtrademark ownerstrademarkstradrmarktrafficudrp appealvaluationweb developmentwhoiswizzairworld wide webDomain Name Lawyer, Zak Muscovitch, writes about domain name disputes and Internet law issues. Zak heads DNattorney.com, an international Internet law firm that specializes in domain name and website disputes, as well as domain name and website transactions. The DNattorney.com website and it's blog also provide domain name related articles, studies, news, and case summaries.https://blog.dnattorney.com/noreply@blogger.com (Zak Muscovitch)Blogger125125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-818613380007762847.post-7690688053200752254Mon, 27 Jan 2020 15:08:00 +00002020-01-27T10:19:14.420-05:00The final batch of ICA Dinner tickets is now available. This is one of the Namescon highlights for me every year. ICA Executive Director, Kamila Sekiewicz, puts on an amazing event that attracts leaders from the domain name industry that get to hang out with each other and enjoy great food and drinks. There are always some entertaining remarks delivered as well as some prestigious awards https://blog.dnattorney.com/2020/01/final-batch-of-ica-dinner-tickets.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Zak Muscovitch)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-818613380007762847.post-8178358358592025726Wed, 10 Jul 2019 16:38:00 +00002019-07-10T12:38:37.919-04:00ICANN ICA WhoisPlease join us! Does WIPO have the answer to post-GDPR whois access for the secondary domain name market starts in an hour! Register now for free, here: https://www.internetcommerce.org/ica-webcast-does-wipo-have-the-answer-to-post-gdpr-whois-access-for-the-secondary-domain-name-market/ https://blog.dnattorney.com/2019/07/starting-in-20-minutes-new-ica-webcast.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Zak Muscovitch)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-818613380007762847.post-4482060281449404744Mon, 20 Aug 2018 14:30:00 +00002018-09-01T14:30:20.717-04:00 I just booked my trip to MERGE in Orlando and am excited to go! The conference is September 14-19, 2018, at the Hilton Orlando Lake Buena Vista Disney Springs hotel. This will be a great conference with some very interesting sessions on UDRP and GDPR. I tremendously enjoyed the last domain name conference put on by Howard and Jothan. They are fabulous hosts and their shows always have https://blog.dnattorney.com/2018/08/im-booked-for-merge-n-orlando.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-818613380007762847.post-3033767734007427280Thu, 19 Oct 2017 14:38:00 +00002017-10-19T10:53:23.859-04:00domain namesfactsInternetWebmastersjury When it comes to the Internet and what makes it tick, the simple answer is: domains. Domains play an integral part in how the Internet, as we know it, works and how we connect to the world of information, products and services marketed and sold online. The idea of a domain, and the modern addressing or routing system used, was invented in 1985. For most business owners, a domain is an important https://blog.dnattorney.com/2017/10/16-interesting-and-little-known-facts.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-818613380007762847.post-370510232856971880Thu, 19 Jan 2017 17:50:00 +00002017-01-19T15:37:37.442-05:002017ICAInternet commerce association.NamesconUDRPBy Zak Muscovitch The Internet Commerce Association has two great events planned for Namescon, and will also be busy there meeting with members and conducting its Working Groups. The annual ICA Dinner, which is now sold out (but we are reserving a few tickets for new ICA members who join between now and the dinner), is being held on the Monday at the Foundation Room, Mandalay Bay. This is a https://blog.dnattorney.com/2017/01/internet-commerce-association-events-at.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-818613380007762847.post-4358948582040871010Tue, 30 Aug 2016 13:49:00 +00002016-08-30T09:56:43.941-04:00BoardBoard of DirectorsCanada.Canadian Internet Registration AuthorityCDRPciraElectionFrank MichlickNomineeBy Zak Muscovitch. I just showed my support for Frank Michlick, who is running for a position on the Canadian Internet Registration Authority's Board of Directors. He has set up a campaign page here. Many of you know Frank as a domain name industry expert who is always willing and able to share his unique and extensive knowledge of domain names. He would be a tremendous asset to the CIRA Board. https://blog.dnattorney.com/2016/08/show-your-support-for-frank-michlick.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-818613380007762847.post-6533023293249363565Mon, 20 Jun 2016 18:23:00 +00002016-06-20T14:27:21.729-04:00Andrew Allemann.DNW.COMdomain name leasingDomainNameWire.comBy Zak Muscovitch I am relatively new to podcasts - listening to them, and certainly being interviewed on one, so I was very excited to be interviewed by Andrew Allemann for his DomainNameWire.com podcast. If you are anything like me, you visit Andrew Allemann's excellent domain name news website, about a dozen times a day to keep on on domain name industry developments. Andrew recently wrote https://blog.dnattorney.com/2016/06/domainnamewires-latest-podcast-domain.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-818613380007762847.post-8008185869948119444Thu, 19 May 2016 18:04:00 +00002016-05-19T15:03:35.800-04:00Conferencedomain namesDomainXICANNindiaBy Zak Muscovitch. Two big upcoming conferences are taking place in India; DomainX in August, and ICANN in November. I have been to India twice now, with my most recent trip being August, 2015, for DomainX. I plan on going for my third trip this August, for DomainX 2016. Here are five observations/tips about traveling to India for a domain name conference: 1.    The Next Billion People on the https://blog.dnattorney.com/2016/05/planning-on-going-to-india-for-domainx.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-818613380007762847.post-6981747667641094522Thu, 07 Jan 2016 15:31:00 +00002016-01-07T10:31:11.381-05:00Bernstein IPdomain name lease lawyerdomain name leasingdomain name leasing attorney.Karen BernsteinNamesconNamescon 2016By Zak Muscovitch. Last year at Namescon, my Domain Name Leasing Workshop was (to my surprise) packed, and attendees got to go through an entire domain name lease agreement with me. Attendees also received an annotated domain name lease agreement, which contained explanatory commentary about the provisions of a typical domain name lease agreement. This year at Namescon® 2016, I will be joined https://blog.dnattorney.com/2016/01/bring-your-domain-name-leasing.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-818613380007762847.post-3629197253086354038Tue, 05 Jan 2016 15:02:00 +00002016-01-05T17:06:16.392-05:00ACPAGerald LevineNamescon 2016UDRPBy Zak Muscovitch.  2015 saw some very interesting cases in domain name law. On Monday, January 11, 2016, at 1 pm, there will be a short session highlighting some of the most important cases both under the UDRP and the ACPA. In addition, copies of Gerald Levine's new UDRP book will be raffled off to the session attendees. You will hear how some UDRP panelists have taken it upon themselves https://blog.dnattorney.com/2016/01/namescon-2016-session-2015-domain-legal.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-818613380007762847.post-8726532879702453031Wed, 09 Sep 2015 21:29:00 +00002015-09-11T11:20:51.700-04:00domain nameecommercefuture of internetindiaInternettechnology By Zak Muscovitch On my recent trip to India for the DomainX conference, I found that the excitement and anticipation among Indians was palpable. India stands on the precipice of becoming the single most powerful force on the Internet. Peering over the shoulder of the USA and China in terms of current volume of Internet users, the numbers tell much of the tale. But the current volume of usershttps://blog.dnattorney.com/2015/09/the-future-of-internet-belongs-to-india.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-818613380007762847.post-3953163532210323838Mon, 23 Mar 2015 14:28:00 +00002015-09-20T11:23:58.347-04:00domain name leasedomain name leasing.By Zak Muscovitch. Thanks to Michael Cyger's DomainSherpa, you can get watch an unprecedented 1.5+ hour exploration of domain name leasing legal issues. When Michael graciously asked me to participate by being interviewed on this subject, I had no idea that it would end up being such an extensive and detailed examination. But of course, with Michael, it is that kind of quality that we should allhttps://blog.dnattorney.com/2015/03/domainsherpas-unprecedented-exploration.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-818613380007762847.post-7010303934935665108Fri, 06 Mar 2015 16:31:00 +00002015-03-06T16:42:10.073-05:00bad faithICANNpersonal namestough luck.UDRPBy Zak Muscovitch. Sometimes even a famous brand owner just runs up against the wrong domain name owner. Take for example, the cases of Armani and Sony. Armani lost a UDRP complaint for Armani.com and Sony lost a complaint for SonyHolland.com. How? That's where the "tough luck" comes in. Both names were registered to individuals whose actual names corresponded to the respective domain names. https://blog.dnattorney.com/2015/03/tough-luck-in-udrp-complaints-how.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-818613380007762847.post-5343691170690042104Thu, 26 Feb 2015 15:41:00 +00002015-02-26T11:13:31.626-05:00Allessandro.fresh mozzarellaUDRPBy Zak Muscovitch. From the 'now I have heard it all file', Complainant corporation, Allesandro International of Germany actually claimed that Respondent, Allessandro Gualandi, an individual from New York, wasn't "commonly known" by his own first name - Allesandro! The UDRP dispute about >>allessandro.com<< was denied by the Panelist, Pablo A. Palazzi on February 16, 2015, but not before hearinghttps://blog.dnattorney.com/2015/02/thats-hilarious-udrp-complainant-says.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-818613380007762847.post-5163383453629204127Sun, 22 Feb 2015 18:49:00 +00002015-02-22T13:49:41.964-05:002016domain name conference.NamesconWhat a great event Namescon has been for the past two years. When I just heard that registration was now open for the early bird rate of $199 until February 28, 2015, I jumped at the chance. After that it goes up to $999, still a great deal. Dates are January 10-13, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada.https://blog.dnattorney.com/2015/02/i-just-registered-for-namescon-2016.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-818613380007762847.post-1041263157572853976Thu, 05 Feb 2015 20:06:00 +00002015-02-05T15:06:26.170-05:00retroactive bad faith registrationUDRPBy Zak Muscovitch.Again turning to the insightful and compelling Riveron decision which I wrote about yesterday, you will be comforted to know that as far as the panelist in that case was concerned, magic doesn't work in UDRP proceedings. The panelist, Paul M. DeCicco, clearly and eloquently stated that, "While Complainant currently has trademark rights...such rights do not magically relate back https://blog.dnattorney.com/2015/02/udrp-logic-part-ii-trademark-rights-do.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-818613380007762847.post-4186717069662924498Wed, 04 Feb 2015 20:15:00 +00002015-02-04T15:27:02.993-05:00Legitimate InterestLogicalPre-existingRightstrademarkUDRPBy Zak Muscovitch. Recently I reviewed a UDRP decision that deserves additional attention and respect. The case was Riveron Consulting, L.P. v. Stanley Pace, and it was decided by Paul M. DeCicco in 2010. It concerned the domain name, RIVERON.COM. Of particular interest however, was how the Panelist approached the issue of "Legitimate Interest" in a logical fashion. For a complainant to succeedhttps://blog.dnattorney.com/2015/02/udrp-logic-trademark-must-come-before.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-818613380007762847.post-397107303128730283Thu, 29 Jan 2015 15:25:00 +00002015-01-29T10:25:52.321-05:00acquired distinctiveness.common law trademarksecondary meaningUDRPUDRP ComplaintUDRP evidenceBy Zak Muscovitch. UDRP Complainants often fail to adequately demonstrate common law trademark rights. Sometimes the Panelists catch this and refuse to transfer the disputed domain name. At other times, the Complainant gets away with it. It is well established that in order to succeed in a UDRP Complaint, a Complainant must establish either registered or common law trademark rights, in a mark https://blog.dnattorney.com/2015/01/proving-common-law-trademark-rights-in.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-818613380007762847.post-2026151349399991967Wed, 28 Jan 2015 13:51:00 +00002015-01-28T08:51:30.383-05:00new TLD'strademarkUDRPBy Zak Muscovitch. One of the great things about registering new gTLD's is that you sometimes can find out what happened to the last guy who tried the same thing with the .com version. I am usually in a good enough mood to happily answer general domain name law questions, but my mood can change when someone spends all of $10 or whatever on a new gTLD which is clearly a trademark-infringing https://blog.dnattorney.com/2015/01/you-registered-coca-colawth-cmon.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-818613380007762847.post-307602001951156137Tue, 27 Jan 2015 17:26:00 +00002015-01-27T12:26:28.847-05:00Global Brand Databasetrademark searchUDRPBy Zak Muscovitch. Did you know there is a helpful and free online tool to search across multiple national trademark office databases? The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) provides a free online search tool called the Global Brand Database, that searches across 12 national databases, including the entire USPTO collection, CIPO (Canada), Algeria, Australia, Israel, Oman, New https://blog.dnattorney.com/2015/01/domain-name-research-tools-using-global.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-818613380007762847.post-1387117704596231329Mon, 26 Jan 2015 16:40:00 +00002015-01-26T11:57:40.383-05:00Supplemental RegistrationSupplemental RegistrytrademarkUDRPBy Zak Muscovitch. It happens. A lawyer sends a C&D letter, or serves a UDRP that relies on a "Registered Trademark". It shows up in the USPTO database, but it may not really be a trademark. How is that possible? When the "trademark" is registered on the "Supplemental Register". The United States Trademark Act provides for the registration of trademarks on either the "Principal" or "https://blog.dnattorney.com/2015/01/when-trademark-is-not-trademark.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-818613380007762847.post-4385640176640445069Fri, 16 Jan 2015 16:30:00 +00002015-01-16T11:30:23.375-05:00By Zak Muscovitch. From the 'Truth is Stranger Than Fiction File', 22 year-old Australian Entrepreneur, Matthew Carpenter, is again demonstrating the value of a good descriptive domain name, by selling his new, yet apparently successful website, ShipYourEnemiesGlitter.com, on Flippa. ShipYourEnemiesGlitter.com is a website that allows users to purchase an envelope filled with glitter that is https://blog.dnattorney.com/2015/01/australian-entrepreneur-selling.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-818613380007762847.post-7898844255753665303Fri, 16 Jan 2015 14:45:00 +00002015-01-16T09:45:22.536-05:00city namecourtgeographic nametradrmarkudrp appealBy Zak Muscovitch. The General Court of the European Union issued a judgment dismissing the Principality Of Monaco's application for EU protection of its "MONACO" trademark. In 2010, the government of the Principality of Monaco was granted, by the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), an international registration covering the territory of the EU. That registration, which was based https://blog.dnattorney.com/2015/01/monaco-no-you-cant-trademark-country.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-818613380007762847.post-4695765812053754651Thu, 15 Jan 2015 18:44:00 +00002015-01-15T13:44:33.591-05:00cybersquattingdefaultnafUDRPBy Zak Muscovitch. The domain name, DJBLACKNMILD.COM was ordered transferred to cigarette company, John Middleton Co. by an NAF Panel in a decision dated, January 7, 2015. The Respondent, was "j alvarez" from Alabama, USA. What caught my attention here, is the oddity of someone purportedly cybersquatting on a cigarette brand by supposedly adding "DJ" to it. The Complaint was undefended and https://blog.dnattorney.com/2015/01/cigarette-company-wins-dj-domain-name.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-818613380007762847.post-3419585674766104593Thu, 08 Jan 2015 21:22:00 +00002015-01-08T16:22:06.413-05:002015domain name conferencedomain name lawyerdomain name leasedomain name lease agreementdomain name lease lawyer.domain name leasingNamesconBy Zak Muscovitch. The  "Leasing Domain Names" workshop at Namescon is almost full. I am looking forward to spending 45 minutes taking everyone through a domain name lease agreement, line by line, and explaining the issues and considerations, so that you become familiar with the basics of domain name leasing transactions. After the workshop, I will also be giving attendees an Annotated Domain https://blog.dnattorney.com/2015/01/domain-name-leasing-workshop-at.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0