Dispute Over .amazon – Two Nation States vs The Ecommerce Giant
“At first, I thought I was fighting to save rubber trees, then I thought I was fighting to save the Amazon rainforest. Now I realise...
Trademarks
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Fighting Against A Trademark Bully – How to Handle UDRP
For young startups, prospective entrepreneurs, small companies and people, buying a good keyword domain has always been a scary thing because of the millions of...
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The Amazon Domain Story
Amazon has over 20000 domains in its portfolio, which is worth over $5 million. Majority of these domain names are some variation or combination of...
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Cybersquatter Loses RedTube Domain
The operator of adult website Redtube has reclaimed an infringing domain name in a World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) Arbitration and Mediation Center UDRP dispute....
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Marx Bros v. Warner Bros — An Amusing Lesson in the Dangers of Trademark Bullying
A few months ago, the Journal of the Missouri Bar published a superb article by my colleague Drey Cooley, the title of which captures its essence: “Avoid...
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Trademark Bullying – The Other Side of The Domain Industry
We all are familiar with the word “bullying”, but how many of us are aware of trademark bullying? Which apparently has created quite a ruckus...
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Al Capone was done for taxes. Now Microsoft’s killing domain-squatters with trademark law
Bit-by-bit, Microsoft is hitting back at an international domain-squatting/drive-by-hacking operation by taking over the domains involved. An unsealed order from US District of Eastern Virginia judge Bruce...
