Organisation: WHOIS

While several elements of this case meant that it initially appeared winnable for the complainant, the panel concluded that bad-faith registration on the respondent’s part had not been proven.

09 February 2024

WTR sits down with Patrick Flaherty, senior managing associate general counsel, intellectual property law and policy group, at Verizon, to reflect on an award-winning year and why brand owners need to make use of ICANN’s Registration Data Request Service.

02 January 2024

Winterfeldt IP Group’s Brian J Winterfeldt, Glen de Saint Géry and Emily Murray report on discussions at the ICANN78 meeting.

03 November 2023

Our monthly column covers recent developments in internet policy, governance and use.

19 September 2023

The Anguillan ccTLD, ‘.ai’, appears to be reaping the benefit of the current intense interest in AI, with its domain name registration numbers skyrocketing.

06 July 2023

Winterfeldt IP Group’s Brian Winterfeldt, Emily Murray and Glen de Saint Géry analyse developments during the ICANN77 meeting, with updates on the next round of new gTLDS, access to WHOIS data and DNS abuse.

27 June 2023

For our latest set of insights into policy related to domain names, Winterfeldt IP Group’s Brian Winterfeldt and Glen de Saint Géry analyse developments during the ICANN76 meeting in Cancun.

28 March 2023

This new ticketing system is a first step in the direction of restoring some registration data access in limited circumstances.

10 March 2023

The case considered a situation where a confusing email address had been used for malicious activities, but the domain name used to create it was not confusingly similar to the complainant’s trademarks.

08 March 2023

In our latest round-up, we look at allegedly counterfeit goods being seized by Kenyan authorities, WIPO and Japanese officials discussing IP cooperation, and much more.

03 March 2023