Author: News Bureau
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Brands’ fear of trademark violations in Russia
The Russia-Ukraine crisis’ fire fails to extinguish even after a month, since the global tragedy began. Human lives have been lost and irreparable damage has been done to the resources as well as psyche of people involved. As a retaliation to the growing worldwide support for the Ukrainians, several brands based in ‘enemy countries’ of…
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Go Airport Shuttle announces rebrand
Go Airport Shuttle has announced rebranding with the launch of a premium domain name. Go Airport Shuttle’s new home is going to be GoWithUs.com. The Second-level domain name used in the new domain name is also the new rebranded name of the firm. The company would from now be named Go With Us. The logo…
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Unstoppable Domains at 1 Billion Dollars?
Unstoppable Domains is growing and growing strong. Just recently, we posted how it earned its place in Forbes’ prestigious list. And today, we again have an interesting development to this growing blockchain company. TechCrunch has reported that Unstoppable Domains is seeking funding priced at the valuation of $ 1 Billion! Yupp, $1 Billion. The company…
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Contradicting views on ICANN’s DNS Abuse Trends report
ICANN has recently published its report on the trends in DNS Abuse cases perpetrating online. The report covers cases occurring in the period of the past 4 years, beginning October 2017 till January 2022. The report however, did present some facts that might appear contradicting to the prevailing notions of DNS Abuse trends. The report…
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‘Most Trusted Hostel-Booking Website’ denied complaint over trademarked domain
Not all UDRP proceedings are fair. Sometimes, the decisions are a bit unusual, where it is difficult to understand the objectivity of it. Take a look at this recent case. Hostelworld.com Limited, Ireland provides online travel agent and booking services for hostels and related services. In a survey conducted in 2012, it gained the name…
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Complaint denied in case of relapsed OptoBionics.com
It is important to renew your domain names. If you fail to do so, you can lose your domain name, business, identity and your whole brand. Renewal is thus important, as this Complainant learnt the hard way. The domain name in dispute in this case is OptoBionics.com. The Complainant in this case operates a business…
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Complaint for trademark domains denied, RDNH in the rest
UDRP decisions are not always for the acquisition of domain names. It is also often used to strengthen one’s case on some ongoing disputes. Domain Name arbitrations’ decisions can be overruled at other Courts of Justice. However, the findings of dispute resolution institutes are still of great value and can influence other proceedings. A similar…
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Parody domain name enters court after failing in UDRP
UDRP decisions on domain names by arbitrators such as WIPO and Forum are not ultimate. The decisions could be further contested on other legal forums such as Courts. In some cases, where the complexity of the case is huge, the panel itself recommends consulting other forums. The domain name CitadelAir.com was under contention in WIPO.…
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Supreme Court of Jamaica decides against the European Defendant
The Supreme Court of Jamaica received a dispute regarding the domain name JMYello.com. The Complaint hailed from Jamaica while the Respondent was a Lithuanian entity. The Complainant was Yello Media Group. The Company was earlier known as Yellow Pages before it rebranded to the current name in 2018. The Complaint claimed that the Respondent indulged…
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Loser.com’s homage to Putin
Loser.com is a very interesting domain name. The domain isn’t used for commercial and service purposes. Rather, it is used to criticize and condemn popular personalities that the registrant finds displeasing. The domain name as of now, is redirected towards the Wikipedia page of the Russian President Vladimir Putin. Exact date of this redirection wasn’t…
