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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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Additional UDRP Complaint Procedure Options May be Coming

March 04, 2010 18:27

On March 15, the Czech Arbitration Court (CAC) will lower UDRP filing fees for certain cases. More specifically, in cases where an arbitration panelist is not needed because the respondent has failed to respond to the complaint or in cases...

Trademark & Cybersquatting Update - INTA Makes the Argument Against Unlimited New gTLDs

January 24, 2010 23:56

Trademark lawyers and trademark organizations such as the International Trademark Association (INTA) have kept a close eye on ICANN's proposal to allow virtually unlimited new gTLDs and the impact such a move would have on brand owners. In this interview with INTA Executive Director Alan Drewsen,...

WHOIS Privacy Protection Considered Material Falsification Under CAN-SPAM Act

January 21, 2010 19:37

CircleID reports that a recent 9th Circuit Court of Appeals decision has held that WHOIS privacy protection can be considered a "material falsification" under the CAN-SPAM Act. The CAN-SPAM Act, which prohibits deceptive email headers and subject lines, states that...

Looking for a Parking Page Expert

December 08, 2009 21:07

I have a cybersquatting case and am looking to retain an expert in automated domain registration and parking page software. If anyone knows of someone who might fit the bill or is interested in becoming an expert for this particular...

$250 Domain Name Disputes Coming Soon

November 12, 2009 22:07

Domain Name Wire reports that there soon will be another competitor in the UDRP domain name arbitration provider arena. The Czech Arbitration Court, a new arbitration provider, plans to add expedited arbitration proceedings under the UDRP for $250. Under the...

Law Firm Threatens To File Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (ACPA) Suit Against Former Associate

November 10, 2009 20:25

Law firm Levinson Axelrod has threatened to file suit under the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (ACPA) against a former associate who registered the levinsonaxelrod.net domain name to create a gripe website titled, "Levinson Axelrod Sucks." The former associate registered the...

Domain Names Are Subject to the Claims of Judgment Creditors and Can Be Seized

November 02, 2009 18:54

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 the recent Chris Bosh case...

Chris Bosh Wins Cybersquatting Lawsuit, Gives Domain Names Back to University of Michigan Athletes

October 27, 2009 21:15

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 the rights to over 800...

Is Name Squatting a Problem in the Apple iPhone App Store?

October 12, 2009 17:54

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 noticed that the App Store name for their upcoming...