Domain Name Dispute Blog

"If your domain name has been registered unlawfully, you have rights. This Web site will help you understand those rights."

Author: Enrico Schaefer practices at Traverse Legal in Traverse City, Mich. He also authors The Greatest American Lawyer, AntiCybersquatting Consumer Protection Act Blog and Digital Millennium Copyright Act.

Blawg Related Categories: Intellectual Property Law • Trademark Law • Internet Law • Solo / Small Firm

Recent Posts from Domain Name Dispute Blog

Domain Names Are Subject to the Claims of Judgment Creditors and Can Be Seized
Circle ID has posted an article about the status of domain names as personal property and the fact that they are subject to the claims of judgment creditors. To illustrate this point, the article examines…
Chris Bosh Wins Cybersquatting Lawsuit, Gives Domain Names Back to University of Michigan Athletes
Toronto Raptors forward Chris Bosh won a cybersquatting lawsuit under the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act against Luis Zavala for the chrisbosh.com domain name earlier this month. As a part of the decision, Bosh was given…
Is Name Squatting a Problem in the Apple iPhone App Store?
Macrumors.com reports that Apple iPhone App Store developers are complaining about other users squatting on potential application names to reserve the best application names. This issue was first mentioned by iPhone developer Atomic Antelope, who…
Cybersquatting Athlete & Sports-Related Names
Cybersquatting Famous Sports Figures & Athletes: In celebration of theDetroit Tigers playing in Minnesota tonight for the Central Division Championship, we thought it appropriate to take a look at who might be cybersquatting / typo-squatting…
Glenn Beck's Lawyers Seek to Limit the First Amendment Right to Free Speech
Protecting Famous Names In Cyberspace? Few famous people draw as much controversy as Fox News’ Entertainer Glenn Beck, who has become famous, in part, by accusing people of absurd - crazy - false - seemingly…
Trademark Misuse in Facebook, Twitter, and Other Social Media Names
Most by now are familiar with cybersquatting, which is the term used to refer to the bad faith registration and/or use of a third party’s trademark in a domain name. However, a new form of…
Cybersquatter to pay up to $15,000 in Cybersquatting Case Involving Hells Angels' Trademarks
A California man, Terry Myers, who had registered 20 domain names which included Hells Angels' trademarks and attempted to profit from their sale on eBay, has settled the case and has agreed to pay up…
Generic Domain Name Not Entitled to Trademark Registration or Protection
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit recently ruled that hotels.com was not distinctive enough to qualify for a trademark registration with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The trademark decision,…
Brandjacking and Cybersquatting Continues to Grow
MarkMonitor® has reported that the online abuse of leading brands rose in 2008. The report stated that 80% of the abusive sites in 2007 were still active in 2008. Cybersquatting continues to rank highest as…
Cybersquatting Hotel Names: Findings of Trademark Infringement and Cybersquatting Under the UDRP Against Media Insight.
Domainfight.net reports the following cybersquatting complaints under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) against Respondent Media Insight aka Media Insights brought by major hotel chains. Cybersquatting domain name trademarks owned by hotels and…