Tag Archives: NAF

Fri 16th October 2015
Written by The Domains in EN and tagged
2014 Final UDRP Stats From WIPO & NAF: 0.003% of All Domains Subject to A UDRP/URS - This week the WIPO published it stats for the cases it determine under Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (“UDRP”)  in 2014. Back in September the other major organization that hears UDRP and the only one to decide cases filed under the Uniform Rapid Suspension System (“URS”) the National Arbitration Forum (NAF) announced their stats for 2014. So now that we have the stats for both those organizations we can see what the case loads in terms of decisions in 2014 for UDRP and URS ... read more ...
 
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Unblock.com Saved In UDRP But Panelist Should Have Found Reverse Domain Hijacking - NetProtect, Inc. just lost its attempt to grab the domain name unblock.com in a UDRP in a silly case that should have resulted in a finding of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking (RDNH) but the panelist was IMHO lazy and decided just to throw out the case. Calvin A. Hamilton was the sole Panelist for the National Arbitration Forum (NAF) who rejected Complainant argument that it had acquired unregistered common law trademark rights. “In order to acquire rights in an unregistered trademark, Complainant ... read more ...
Wed 10th October 2012
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NAF Panelist Cuts & Pastes From Another UDRP Decision, Again - Our eagle eye, George Kirikos has caught another National Arbitration Forum (NAF) John J. Upchurch cut and pasting in a UDRP decision The decision involved the case, eyecandydigitalsignage.com but as you can see  below the panelist cut and pasted language from another decision: “””Complainant alleges that Respondent must have had constructive and/or actual notice of Complainant’s rights in the MEDIACOM mark prior to registration of the domain names. While constructive notice is generally ... read more ...
Thu 14th August 2008
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Guest Article: How Do we Become a UDRP Arbitration Panelist? - A look at the qualifications of UDRP arbitration panelists. [Editor’s note: a few weeks ago a couple readers, who were distraught by a recent domain dispute that seemed to be decided unfairly, asked what it takes to be a UDRP panelist who decides domain disputes. I asked Enrico Schaefer, an attorney with Traverse Legal, PLC, to write an article about the UDRP arbitration qualification process.] Domain name disputes are important matters for both trademark holders ... read more ...