Author: News Bureau
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“The problem with not having the .com of your name is that it signals weakness.”
Legal dispute cases present an interesting insight into the study of human behavior and mannerisms. It is often said that conflict shapes characters. Legal arbitration thus provides us with an opportunity into human character analysis. Nuro Corp. is a Canadian company working in the healthcare sector. The Company had approached the WIPO in relation to…
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Why did Phone2Action adopt a new name?
Phone2Action was a prominent firm working for Government Affairs Technology. The company created tools that any organization or a political party can use to engage employees or supporters. The company however, switched to a different name. What was the reason behind it? In February this year, Phone2Action switched to the new name of Capitol Canary.…
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House of Zana threatened by Zara
House of Zana is an independent boutique based in Darlington, UK. The company makes fashion apparels, with all of them being handmade. The boutique wanted to get their name registered, however they were about to face some problems. The registration of the trademark was been opposed by the multinational company, Zara. Zara has claimed that…
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Roofvertising, the new trend in branding
What is branding? In a very simplistic way, branding is something that makes your products and services visible to the buyer. Among an ocean of choices, branding is that differentiating factor that makes the customer choose you over them all. Branding has an undeniable linkage with the contemporary issues of the world. Prevailing notions of…
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Phishing attacks in Singapore increased by 829% in 2021
Zscaler ThreatLabz has released the State of Phishing Report 2022. The Report highlights different trends related to phishing scams in the previous year. According to the report, phishing scams increased worldwide by 23%. The US is the most phished country in the world with it attracting more than 60% of all attacks. The US is…
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Swedish company’s claim to SkyCell.com met with RDNH
A Swedish company called SkyCell AG had reached WIPO regarding the use of the domain name SkyCell.com. The Complaint was lodged against a Respondent who was an old domain name investor. The Complainant claimed that it had acquired a number of different trademarks over the SKYCELL. The Complainant possesses marks in Switzerland, Brazil and even…
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What is Sea Urchin called in Japanese?
What’s in a name? A lot. No kidding, it is exactly true. And when it comes to domain names, well there are lots of possibilities in a name. Words can have different meanings in different languages. This multiplicity of meaning provides a window for the generation of different permutations of the name as well as…
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Givn.com given to auctioneer instead of trademark holder
I have seen this pattern among several UDRP cases where the Respondent is supported even when domain name is registered after the registration of trademark. This happens usually when the Respondent acquired the domain name via an auction. The domain name Givn.com was up for contention at WIPO. The Complainant was Givn Goods Inc. The…
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TranScrip’s plan B ends in a UDRP
UDRP proceedings related to domain names have a special provision for the cases when someone approaches the panel just because they couldn’t agree at the price of the domain name. This is referred to as ‘using the Complaint as the Plan B’. In such cases, a UDRP is awarded by the panel. TranScrip Partners LLP…
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Someone registered a domain offering Pre IPO shares of Klarna
Everyday on the internet is a new day of bewilderment. Each day I come across something that seems too strange to exist, only to be topped by something else the next day. Klarna Bank is a popular Swedish FinTech company. The company was troubled by a very unique case of domain name and trademark infringement.…
