The Freename Forum

... the Chinese domain holder via a broker whether the domain was for sale. The broker did not respond to this request. Playboy therefore initiated UDRP proceedings with The Forum at the end of November 2024. Shortly afterwards, the domain holder contacted us and informed us that the domain could ...

... Domdevelo OÜ has filed a declaratory judgment action with the US District Court of Arizona because its domain cripto.com is the subject of a UDRP complaint for trademark infringement at WIPO by the Chinese Foris Limited based in Hong Kong, owner of the domain crypto.com. Foris Limited's UDRP ...

The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) saw its trademark rights infringed by the domain epta-agencies.com and initiated UDRP proceedings before the CAC. The proceedings went badly wrong, as there was not even an obvious confusion between the domain and the trademarks. The ...

... Arab Center for Dispute Resolution (ACDR), founded in 2013, has ceased its work. It is the third dispute resolution center accredited by ICANN for UDRP disputes to end its work for Internet governance. The ACDR was jointly founded in 2013 by the Arab Intellectual Property Mediation and Arbitration ...

... procedure is based on the “.RW Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy”. It is closely based on the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP), but it is sufficient, for example, for bad faith to be present either upon registration or upon use, whereas the UDRP requires both cumulatively. ...

... dealing with the issue of domains and the infringement of naming rights. The results are adapted to the circumstances of the individual case. The UDRP only protects names to the extent that they have become trade marks themselves (see estherheesch.com, Forum Claim Number: FA13060015 05507). The ...

Domain name lawyer Doug Isenberg presents his statistical report on UDRP decisions for the third quarter of 2024. The increase in the number of UDRP proceedings is declining slightly for the first time in ten years. ‘Gigalaw's Domain Dispute Digest Third Quarter ...

... Inc. has failed in a dispute over a ‘tesla’ domain because the domain holder operates a proper business. At teslaunch.net, the opponent of the UDRP proceedings offers accessories and information on Tesla vehicles. The US company Tesla Inc., manufacturer of electric vehicles, batteries and solar ...

... and urinator.net. As the two have been competing for years, the WIPO panel found it too delicate to resolve the differences in a simple UDRP procedure. It dismissed the complaint. Innovative Research Technology Inc. believes that its rights to its ‘URINATOR’ trade mark have been infringed ...

... company IP Twins has published a study on out-of-court dispute resolution procedures under country code top level domains. Even though the UDRP is generally held in high regard, it is only one of several possible solutions. In December 2024, the Uniform Domain-Name Dispute Resolution Policy ...