Tag Archives: National Arbitration Forum

Thu 29th May 2008
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Acronym Domain Name Owners Stave Off Attacks - Owners of three and four character domain names win UDRP decisions. Owning short domain names comes with risks. They are prized domains, and many people want to get their hands on them. The owner of Ace.com recently won its case, but the assaults continue. Here are several recent cases that domain owners managed to win. ANU.com In this case, a company you’ve probably never heard of — Anu Enterprises — went after domain owner DomainRegistry.com. Anu Enterprises ... read more ...
Thu 1st May 2008
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How to Save UDRP from Bad Panel Decisions - A proposal to rectify bad UDRP decisions when there is dissenting opinion. If you read any of the domain blogs and forums out there, you probably read about the recent LH.com UDRP decision courtesy of a three person panel at National Arbitration Forum. The panel handed over the generic domain name LH.com to airline Lufthansa. Apparently two of the panelists (Hon. Carolyn Marks Johnson and David Tatham) didn’t find the irony in their acknowledgment that LH.com’s ... read more ...
Thu 24th April 2008
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Seinfeld Isn’t Laughing about JerrySeinfeld.com - Comedian files arbitration request to get hands on domain name. Comedian Jerry Seinfeld or his management company or Sony is going after the domain name JerrySeinfeld.com, currently owned by Anything.com LTD. The case commenced on April 22 and will be handled by National Arbitration Forum. At first glance, JerrySeinfeld.com looks like a fan site. It has the slogan “An Unofficial Fan site” and includes a bio of the comedian and links to a couple other sites devoted ... read more ...
Thu 17th April 2008
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University of Texas Goes After Domain Name - University files arbitration for UniversityOfTexas.com. The University of Texas System (my alma mater) has filed an arbitration under UDRP to obtain the domain name UniversityofTexas.com. The arbitration was filed with National Arbitration Forum on April 11. The University of Texas has shown is savvy when it comes to domain names. The official domain name for the UT-Austin campus is UTexas.edu, but The University also owns UTexas.com (which forwards to UTexas.edu). ... read more ...
Fri 11th April 2008
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Ace.com Owner Wins Arbitration - After $450,000 offer rejected, ACE Limited filed and lost UDRP arbitration. WebMagic Ventures, owner of Ace.com, has won an arbitration brought against it by ACE Limited, an insurance company. This is an extraordinary case given the value of the underlying domain name and egregious assertions brought by ACE Limited. However, the panel could not charge ACE Limited with reverse domain name hijacking. This is just one of many three character domain names currently ... read more ...
Thu 10th April 2008
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Buyer of $166,000 Shoppers.com Can Keep Domain Name - Domain was purchased in backorder; buyer wins arbitration. Imagine buying a domain for $166,000 through a backorder only to be hit with a UDRP arbitration dispute a day later. That’s exactly what happened to Xedoc Holding SA, which bought Shoppers.com at Pool in February. The domain was previously registered at Network Solutions, but was not auctioned at NameJet due to a glitch. As we reported last month, a UDRP commenced on February 14, 2008 for the domain ... read more ...
Tue 18th March 2008
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Leggo My Eggo! Kellogg Loses Domain Dispute - Food company Kellogg has lost a battle for the domain Eggo.com. Kellogg North America Company, which sells frozen waffles under the “Eggo” brand, has lost a domain dispute for the domain Eggo.com. In its dispute before National Arbitration Forum, Kellogg asserted that the domain name was for sale since it was registered in 2001, probably referring to an Archive.org image of the site that showed the domain for sale at DomainDeluxe. But Kellogg didn’t check ... read more ...
Tue 4th March 2008
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Shoppers.com in Dispute? Also GoogleAdwords.com and Ace.us - Expired domain that sold for $166,000 slapped with arbitration filing. Shoppers.com expired last month and was picked up by Pool. Auction winner Xedoc Holding SA forked over $166,000 for the domain, but is that now at risk? An arbitration request under UDRP was filed with National Arbitration Forum on February 14 for the domain. I’m not sure who filed the complaint, but a little snooping gives some ideas. One idea is the previous owner of the domain may be ... read more ...
Mon 3rd March 2008
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Register.com Goes After Register.cc - Company files arbitration case with National Arbitration Forum. Domain registrar Register.com has filed a UDRP against another ICANN-accredited domain registrar, DomainIt, for its use of Register.cc. DomainIt, which manages 22,354 domains according to RegistrarStats, currently forwards register.cc to its main web site. This is an interesting case on a couple grounds. First, it’s rare to see two ICANN-accredited registrars on opposing sides of a UDRP arbitration. ... read more ...