attorney alert: icann policy & udrp issues

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....

Law Firm Loses UDRP Domain Dispute Decision Over Use of Drug TRACLEER

August 11, 2008 12:43

K&L Gates : Newsstand : K&L Gates represents pharmaceutical company in precedent-setting WIPO domain name victory On September 10, 2007, a three-member panel of the World Intellectual Property Organization (“WIPO”) found in favor of ... Pharmaceuticals, Ltd (“Actelion”), that the...

ICANN Tries to Put An End to Domain Tasting and Opens the Door to New gTLDs

June 26, 2008 19:58

It is an exciting time for the development of the Internet, and it has gone almost unnoticed. A number of developments in the domain name world have occurred today. ICANN has paved the way to outlaw domain tasting at its...

Protecting Your Trademark In Light of ICANN's New Generic Top-Level Domain Names

June 25, 2008 15:35

Domain names have become an important part of our commercial lives. They act as designators of products and services and serve as shortcuts to reduce consumer search costs. That is why trademark owners must be vigilant in protecting their trademark...