In this case study video, Doug Isenberg explains an interesting decision under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) in which a cybersquatter used a logo that caught Amazon’s attention not only because it contained Amazon's PRIME trademark but also because it used a similar font with similar colors and a similar smile image. Although the cybersquatter changed the logo after it was contacted by Amazon, the UDRP panel said that such subsequent changes cannot rebut the element of bad faith use under the UDRP.

Domain name attorney Doug Isenberg of GigaLaw explains that some domain name disputes are just not appropriate for the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP), and some UDRP complaints are so poorly drafted that they're destined to fail. In this video, Doug discusses why it's so important to properly evaluate a domain name dispute up front and then, if you do proceed, why it's absolutely essential to file the strongest possible complaint without taking anything for granted.

In this case study video, I talk about the unusual remedy of “cancellation” (instead of “transfer”) in decisions under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP). A trademark owner can choose when filing a complaint whether it wants to have the domain name transferred or cancelled. After a domain name has been cancelled, it will become available for registration again by anyone. For this reason, cancellation seems like a poor remedy for a UDRP case.

Domain name disputes hit yet another record in 2020, according to data in the latest quarterly issue of GigaLaw’s Domain Dispute Digest (Q4 2020). At WIPO, the largest UDRP service provider, a record 4,204 cases were filed last year – representing a hefty increase of 13.8 percent in the number of disputes under the UDRP and other domain name dispute policies it handles.

In this UDRP case study video, Doug Isenberg of GigaLaw discusses how trademark owners can use the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) to fight cybersquatters who target trademark owners by registering domain names that include such words as "coronavirus," "covid" and "vaccine."

In this UDRP case study video, I discuss the dot-cam (.cam) top-level domain (TLD) and its role in cases under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP). As I explain, an arbitration panelist in 2013 said that "the average Internet user would immediately recognize the distinction between .cam and .com," but cybersquatters appear to be targeting trademark owners using this new gTLD.

In this domain name dispute case study video, I discuss an update to my masterclass video about the Uniform Rapid Suspension System (URS), noting that this policy now applies to .org domain names, allowing a trademark owner to get a .org domain name temporarily suspended.

In this UDRP case study video, attorney Doug Isenberg of GigaLaw discusses a case under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) involving the domain name wwwcarvana.com -- which is different than the URL www.carvana.com. In this case, as in many others, cybersquatters confuse Internet users by combining “www” with a domain name in a way that tricks some people into visiting an unintended website.

In this UDRP case study video, I discuss a case under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) involving the letters “https” — which are usually used to signify a secure website but in this instance were used by a cybersquatter to trick Internet users. because the letters were a part of the actual domain name instead of syntax identifying an Internet protocol.

Just as the 50,000th domain name dispute was filed at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), I had the privilege to interview two of the people who shoulder much of the responsibility for the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP). In our half-hour video conversation, I talked with Erik Wilbers, director of WIPO’s Arbitration and Mediation Center; and Brian Beckham, head of the Center’s Internet Dispute Resolution Section.