Domain name hijacking

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The Hon. Neil Brown QC

Can you Register your own Name as a Domain Name?

Nalli Chinnasami Chetty v. Anthony Nalli, FourPoints Multimedia Corp Case No. D2019-2642 December 18, 2019 It is not as rare as one may imagine for undefende...

The Hon. Neil Brown QC

WHEN A VEXATIOUS CLAIM BECOMES REVERSE DOMAIN NAME HIJACKING

AgSpace Agriculture Limited v. Anthony Glynn, AG Space Industries WIPO Case No. D2019-1532 August 27, 2019 WIPO Case DSE2019-0024 , 22 August 2019 A responde...

The Hon. Neil Brown QC

REVERSE DOMAIN NAME HIJACKING-ANOTHER CASE REJECTS RDNH

In our recent post entitled Reverse Domain Name Hijacking (RDNH) - recent cases, we looked at two decisions, Sébastien Paches v. Dvlpmnt Marketing, Inc., WIP...

The Hon. Neil Brown QC

NO BAD FAITH WHEN DOMAIN NAME REGISTERED BEFORE TRADEMARK

Limited Liability Company AV 808 v. Brian Cury, EarthCam, Inc. WIPO Case No. D2019-0625 May 7, 2019 In another instance where the disputed domain name was re...

The Hon. Neil Brown QC

Domain Names Registered Before Trademark Rights Accrued

Sébastien Paches v. Dvlpmnt Marketing, Inc. WIPO Case No. D2019-0742 May 14, 2019 There has been a spate of recent cases before WIPO where the disputed domai...

The Hon. Neil Brown QC

REVERSE DOMAIN NAME HIJACKING: WHEN WILL RDNH BE FOUND?

Vantage Mobility International, LLC v. Michael Bilde / Embrand FORUM, Case Number: FA1806001790831 July 29, 2018 The circumstances that will persuade a Panel...

The Hon. Neil Brown QC

THE CASE WITH EVERYTHING

IDENTICAL OR CONFUSINGLY SIMILAR; GENERIC WORDS; REGISTRATION OF DOMAIN NAME BEFORE TRADEMARK REGISTERED AND BEFORE COMPLAINANT INCORPORATED; REVERSE DOMAI...

The Hon. Neil Brown QC

REVERSE DOMAIN NAME HIJACKING - EVIDENCE REQUIRED

After a UDRP case has reached its conclusion and the panel is about to find that the Complainant has failed, because it cannot prove essential features of it...

The Hon. Neil Brown QC

Swing and Miss: Dissenting Panelist Finds Reverse Domain Name Hijacking

Tip Vy Spots LLC Vy v. Super Privacy Service c/o Dynadot Case No. D2016-0872; June 29, 2016 An unusual provision in the UDRP allows a panel to find not only ...

The Hon. Neil Brown QC

Reverse Domain Name Hijacking

Dreamlines GMbH v. Darshinee Naidu / World News Inc WIPO Case: D2016-0111 March 17, 2016 This case is a good illustration that the Panel will not look favou...