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

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…
The Importance of Registering Your URL on Facebook
On Saturday, June 13, 2009, at 12:00 a.m. EDT, Facebook will allow users to create their own URLs for their profiles. It is extremely important for those who have Facebook pages for their organizations/businesses to…
Protecting yourself and your company from trademark infringement on Facebook
Facebook is allowing personalized URLs to be added to accounts. On Tuesday, June 9, Facebook, Inc., a social networking website company based in the United States, publicly announced that beginning Saturday, June 13th at 12:01…
Bill Clinton Loses UDRP Cybersquatting Arbitration - Inconsistency Still a Big Problem With UDRP Decisions
As being reported at HuffintonPost.com and Domain Name Wire, President Bill Clinton lost his Uniform Domain Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) NAF arbitration for the domains , and , registered with The Name It Corporation d/b/a…
.cm Domain Registration: Sunrise Period For Trademark Owners Begins June 15
Trademark Infringement Alert: .cm is the Top Level Domain for Cameroon and unfortunately a target for cybersquatters and typosquatters due to “cm” being a common typographical error for the most popular TLD ”com”. NetCom is…
Expert Advice for Avoiding Complaints about Your Gripe Site
Here is an excerpt from an article posted on the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) blog called, “Avoiding Gripes About Your Gripe (or Parody) Site.” The article provides several tips and tools gripe or parody site…
UDRP: Know Your Arbitrator
We have expressed the importance of knowing your UDRP panelists in any Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP). A recent UDRP arbitration decision has received attention after an arbitrator chose not to exercise his…
Notice of Class Action Settlement in the Matters of McElroy v. Network Solutions LLC, et. al, Case No. CV 08-01247 PSG (VBKx) Finseth v. Network Solutions LLC, Case No. CV 08-01537 PSG (VBKx)
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA In The Matters of McElroy v. Network Solutions LLC, et. al, Case No. CV 08-01247 PSG (VBKx) Finseth v. Network Solutions LLC, Case…
Cybersquatting the Social Networks: A New Trademark Risk
WebProNews has recently published a couple alarming articles concerning name squatting on social networks such as Twitter and Facebook. The author, Chris Crum, correctly notes in his article titled “Cybersquatting Goes Social” that cybersquatting continues…