In our latest round-up, we look at Pinduoduo removing counterfeit sellers from its subsidy programme, Kiklis Law Firm launching in Alexandria, and more.
The case shows that, where complainants are unable to make contact with a registrant and establish a dialogue, the UDRP cannot be used to remedy the situation.
The financial services company’s launch of a cryptocurrency has forced a small trademark team to revolutionise its approach to portfolio management.
UDRP complainants should assess, to the extent possible, the ownership and history of a domain name prior to filing a complaint.
09 April 2024
Our monthly column covers recent developments in internet policy, governance and use.
08 April 2024
Exclusive insights from WTR’s latest online brand protection survey reveal the unprecedented challenges rights holders face in today’s digital environment.
01 April 2024
Even if a UDRP complainant were to adduce evidence that a domain name has been registered in breach of a commercial agreement, this alone would not necessarily be sufficient to constitute bad-faith registration.
19 March 2024
The timeline for the next round of new gTLDs, an exploration of RDRS use and developments in the fight against DNS abuse were the focus of ICANN79.
18 March 2024
New research comes as domain registrant data remains difficult to access, with one survey respondent bemoaning that “privacy is a gift to pirates”.
15 March 2024
The respondent’s claim that he had registered the disputed domain name because of its dictionary meaning (‘courir’ meaning ‘to run’ in French) was at least plausible and credible.
12 March 2024
The “Procedures and Principles for the Allocation of Domain Names with the ‘a.tr’ Structure” outline the roadmap for implementation, dividing ‘a.tr’ domain names into three categories.
08 March 2024
Even where a domain name potentially appears to be used in bad faith, panels always need to consider bad faith at the time of registration - even if this was many years ago.
06 March 2024
WTR uncovers a website purporting to be the ‘EU Intellectual Property Office’, with a database of more than 600 trademarks mostly originating from the United States.
29 February 2024
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