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What Factors Affect a Consumer’s View of Whether a Domain Name is Reputable, and thus Worth Much More Money?

Enrico Schaefer — 2011-12-19T11:32:52-05:00

In the paper embedded into this post “Domain Bias in Web Search,” several Microsoft employees and Stanford University researchers seek to establish definitively that a “domain bias” exists on the internet wherein consumers, irrespective of all other factors, will click...

Contributory Cybersquatting under the Anitcybersquatting Consumer Protection Act

Enrico Schaefer — 2011-12-19T08:00:00-05:00

Welcome to Cybersquatting Law Radio. My name is Attorney Enrico Schaefer, and I specialize in cybersquatting issues, domain disputes, and domain theft. Today, we are talking about contributory cybersquatting under the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act. Play: Contributory Cybersquatting under the...

To Defensively Register Domain Names or Not? - A .XXX Example

Enrico Schaefer — 2011-12-10T10:00:00-05:00

Some universities in Michigan chose to defensively register .xxx domain names in order to protect their brand. Some did not, choosing instead to actively monitor their trademarks and brand online. The Detroit Free Press domain name article highlights the choice...

Trademark Owners Defensive Registration of .XXX Domains

Enrico Schaefer — 2011-12-10T09:35:00-05:00

Domain name disputes will certainly increase as the rollout of .XXX continues forward. There has been significant controversy about whether companies with registered trademarks should be defensively precluding registration of their brand names during the .XXX Sunrise period. Our internet...

Lawsuit Filed by Porn Industry against ICANN Over .XXX

Enrico Schaefer — 2011-11-18T14:28:44-05:00

Domain name disputes typically occur between trademark owners and domain name registrants over allegations of cybersquatting or between trademark owners and website developers, employees, partners over domain name theft and hijacking. And this first of its kind litigation case, the...

Facebook Trademark Infringement Continues To Be A Problem

Enrico Schaefer — 2011-11-17T10:48:29-05:00

Facebook Trademark Infringement Update: Trademark infringement on Facebook and Twitter continue to grow as problems for trademark owners. Companies who fail to get on the social media juggernaut are now realizing that their company name, brand name or slogan may...

UDRP Filed on 3-Letter Domain

Enrico Schaefer — 2011-11-08T12:40:23-05:00

In a recent Domain Name Wire report, Wireless company, Shenzhen AEE Technology Co., has filed a UDRP proceeding for the domain name AEE.com. The historical Whois information suggests that the owner, Shenzhen AEE Technology Co. had the domain registered and...

Cybersquatting Claims: Defending Allegations of Domain Name and Trademark Cybersquatting

Enrico Schaefer — 2011-10-24T09:52:30-04:00

You have been accused by threat letter, lawsuit or UDRP complaint of engaging in trademark cybersquatting. The penalties for cybersquatting can be serious. Statutory damages can be awarded under the Anti Cybersquatting Piracy Act (ACPA). A Uniform Domain Name Dispute...

Domain Name Disputes Come In Many Flavors

Enrico Schaefer — 2011-09-23T14:35:08-04:00

Domain name disputes continue to become more common: As an internet law attorney specializing in domain name issues, I am always struck by the wide variety of domain name issues which come through our law firm front door. While cybersquatting...

Massive Facebook Cybersquatting Lawsuit Fails to Stop Bidding on Facebopok.com

Enrico Schaefer — 2011-09-12T20:00:00-04:00

Cybersquatting lawsuit not enough to protect typo domain: Despite Facebook’s cybersquatting lawsuit effort, the typo domain Facebopok.com sold for $1,999 on SnapNames.com, according to TheDomains.com. Facebopok.com forwards to f-questionnaire.com, which is clearly a counterfeit site using the same colors, font...

Report Domain Theft: The First Stolen Domain Name Database on the Internet

Enrico Schaefer — 2011-09-02T14:25:17-04:00

Domain Theft and Stolen Domain Name Update: Domain theft has been around since the first domain names were registered at the very beginning of the internet. A domain name can be stolen in a variety of ways. A domain thief...

Facebook Files Cybersquatting Lawsuit Regarding 104 Typographical Variations of Facebook.com

Enrico Schaefer — 2011-07-29T10:45:41-04:00

Typosquatting is one of the most nefarious forms of cybersquatting. Companies continue to struggle with the sheer volume of domain names registered by cybersquatters which incorporate all or part of their registered trademarks. Facebook, which has not been particularly aggressive...

Comic Book Company Recovers Stolen Domain Name Under UDRP

Enrico Schaefer — 2011-07-28T12:12:32-04:00

Superman recovers stolen domain name from cybersquatter under UDRP: As reported by The Register last week, DC Comics successfully recovered the domain name manofsteel.com in a decision handed down by the National Arbitration Forum (NAF) under the UDRP. DC Comics...

Domain Name Lawsuits | Reverse Domain Name Hijacking Leads to Penalty

Brian Hall — 2011-03-30T14:11:51-04:00

A judge awarded over $100,000 as a penalty in finding reverse domain name hijacking in this recent domain name lawsuit.

Homeland Security Seizes 70+ Suspect Domain Names | Copyright Attorneys Blog

Enrico Schaefer — 2011-03-02T11:08:12-05:00

The Department of Homeland Security seized over 70 websites suspected of copyright & trademark infringement, among other violations.