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Cyberlaw Update: Google sued for allowing typo-squatting

October 14, 2008 13:07

Of course Google profits from millions of typo-squatting websites from Google's Adsense advertising program. But are they liable for trademark infringement or contributory trademark infringement? The Lawyers in the Vulcan Golf, LLC v. Google Inc. class action lawsuit alleging the...

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New gTLD Applicant Guidebook Released: A Domain Name Owner's Guide to Applying for and Being Awarded a New Domain Name Extension

November 14, 2008 15:19

ICANN held a public meeting in Cairo earlier this month. One of the main topics, as the video shows, discussed was the release of the new gTLDs. The discussions centered around the release of the Applicant Guidebook, which is a...

NAF Panel Finds Cybersquatting against Navigation Catalyst Systems - Orders Transfer of 41 Domains

November 07, 2008 18:51

Our domain name dispute and cybersquatting lawyers were able to obtain 41 domains registered by Navigation Catalyst Systems which were clearly cybersquatting on the famous weatherunderground.com and wunderground.com weather websites. Weather Underground is one of the most popular weather tools...

What If the Registrar Refuses to Transfer the Domain Name to Your Control after a Successful Transfer Order is issued by a UDRP Panelist?

November 03, 2008 16:30

It does not happen very often but there are instances where a trademark holder successfully brings and complaint under the Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP)-achieving a panel finding of bad faith cybersquatting- and yet still has trouble securing their domain....

New ICANN Generic Top Level Domain Names Will Cost $185,000

October 28, 2008 21:26

Domain Name Wire is reporting that the new generic top-level domain names announced by ICANN this summer, allowing registrants to choose their own domain name suffix such as .nyc, will cost registrants approximately $185,000. ICANN has spent almost $13 million...

Verizon v Navigation Catalyst Cybersquatting Lawsuit Settled: NCS Continues to Cybersquat Trademark Protected Domains

October 28, 2008 14:43

Despite the cybersquatting lawsuit brought by Verizon, Navigation Catalyst continues to target and register trademark protected domains and famous brands, as noted below in a recent panel decision against it under the UDRP wherein it was found to have engaged...

When Your Web Developer or Host Holds Your Domain Name Hostage

October 24, 2008 18:28

Our domain name dispute lawyers are contacted regularly by companies who have a falling out with their web developer and thereafter realize that the web developer has registered the domain name listing the web developer as registrant. When the domain...

Is Google Profiting From Typosquatting? Harvard Business Professor Sues Google for Mass Trademark Infringement

October 19, 2008 14:35

A common concern among trademark holders has finally hit the mainstream press this week. Wired reports that Harvard University Business School professor Ben Edelman, one of the giants of the academic study of Internet architecture, has released a report stating...

Trademark Owners Must Pursue Cybersquatters or Potentially Lose Their Trademark Rights

October 15, 2008 16:49

In a case recently decided in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, Miami Division, a court again lent credibility to the argument that a trademark owner’s failure to timely protect its trademark rights can result...

Cyberlaw Update: Google sued for allowing typo-squatting

October 14, 2008 13:07

Of course Google profits from millions of typo-squatting websites from Google's Adsense advertising program. But are they liable for trademark infringement or contributory trademark infringement? The Lawyers in the Vulcan Golf, LLC v. Google Inc. class action lawsuit alleging the...